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27th Tokyo International Film Festival to Open on Oct. 23. Prominent Stars' Appearances Are Confirmed

October 10, 2014-The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is around the corner. This year, the appearances of Hollywood filmmakers such as John Lasseter and Tim Burton and Japanese filmmakers such as Takeshi Kitano and Hideaki Anno are confirmed as well as prominent guests from around the world! We are planning many events for opportunities to meet them such as our opening carpet ceremony, events at Roppongi Hills Arena, stage appearances and Q&A to bring our film festival more excitement!
To lead off 2020 Tokyo Olympic, we will transmit “TOKYO” to all over the world. Details of the special guests are listed below. The 27th TIFF will be held October 23-31, 2014, at Roppongi Hills, TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi and other venue in Tokyo.

The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival Guest List
◆International Competition Jury:
James Gunn, John H. Lee, Robert Luketic, Eric Khoo,
Debbie Mcwilliams, Hiroshi Shinagawa

◆SAMURAI Award recipients:
Takeshi Kitano, Tim Burton
◆Opening Film Big Hero 6
John Lasseter (Executive Producer), Don Hall (Director), Chris Williams (Director), Roy Conli (Producer), Miho Kanno, Kotaro Koizumi
◆Closing Film PARASYTE”:
TBA
”The World of Hideaki Anno
Hideaki Anno (Director)
“PIKMIN Short Movies”
Shigeru Miyamoto (Executive Producer)
”Pale Moon”:
Daihachi Yoshida (Director), Rie Miyazawa, Sōsuke Ikematsu
THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR- episode10”:
Mamoru Oshii(General Director)
”The Expendables 3”:
Patrick Hughes (Director), Kellan Lutz
”MIRACLE: Devil Claus' Love and Magic”:
Isshin Inudo (Director), Masaki Aiba, Nana Eikura, Han Hyo joo, Toma Ikuta
”The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet”:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Director), Kyle Catlett
”SAMBA”:
Olivier Nakache (Director), Omar Sy
STAND BY ME DORAEMON”:
Doraemon
” Ultra Seven”:
Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Ultraman A, Ultraman Taro, Zoffy and more
◆Festival Muse:
Miki Nakatani
◆Festival Navigator:
Azusa Okamoto, Harry Sugiyama
and more. . .
* Please note above scheduled guest list is as of October 10th and it is subject to change.
* We will keep you updated with the latest guest information.

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