Tokyo Film Festival Opens With ‘Sukiyaki’ and a Plea for Peace as Japan’s Government Restates Global Content Ambitions

The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival opened with a ceremony at Hulic Hall, where Japan’s government restated its goal of selling JPY20 trillion ($133 billion) worth of Japanese content overseas by 2033. The festival received 1,892 film submissions from 112 countries and regions this year.