Russian film festival screens Japanese anti-nuclear film

Thursday, September 14, 2023

PanOrient News
TOKYO. A film festival in Russia screened an anti-nuclear movie called “Sadako’s Crane” at the Amur Oblast Film Festival as part of a section called “Japan Cinema Days.” It was organized by the Eurasian International Film Festival within the 21st Autumn Amur Film Festival.

The film, directed by MASUYAMA Rena and TARUTANI Daisuke, related the tale of Sadako, a 12-year-old girl who died from leukemia as a result of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, and Shi...

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Tokyo International Film Festival opens despite pandemic

Saturday, October 31, 2020

By Khaldon Azhari
Tokyo - (PanOrient News) The 33rd edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival started on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at the Tokyo International Forum.

The opening ceremony followed the traditional red-carpet ceremony, which this year was significantly reduced due to the pandemic. Very few international actors and directors marched down the red carpet this year, which also marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of cinema. Malaysian director Edmund Yeo was able to trav...

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