NEWS LETTER！

Announcement to the press

The Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Hibiya

30th September, 2019

Complete film lineup and schedules are fixed!
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

<The hottest film of 2019 “FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA” will be showing on October 19!>
<Director’s greetings for the latest films of this summer “DANCE WITH ME”, the RAILWAY series “OUR DEPARTURES”, etc.>

HIBIYA CINEMA FESTIVAL
The Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Hibiya — Complete lineup revealed!
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. presents the HIBIYA CINEMA FESTIVAL, which attracted around 1.4 million visitors last year, atTokyo Midtown Hibiya from October 18 (Fri.) to November 4 (Mon., public holiday). The HIBIYA CINEMA FESTIVAL 2019 does
not focus on just “watching” a film in a quiet room as audiences usually do, but rather encourages “joining in” such as at thegiant outdoor screen. The Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Hibiya during the event provides Japanese films with English
subtitles to offer an opportunity for international visitors to fully enjoy Japanese films . The visitors can use a relaxation areaand have a quality movie experience in the middle of the city. All eight films including the hottest film of 2019 “Fly Me to theSaitama” will be shown on our giant screen free of charge.

Films showing at The Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Hibiya
PICK UP MOVIE!
October 19 (Sat.)

Watch in the relaxation area!
October 18 (Fri.)On stage:
Shinobu Yaguchi

October 26 (Sat.)
On stage:
Yasuhiro Yoshida

A “relaxation area” will be set up
and deckchairs will be rented out.
*Fee: 500 yen (tax included),

FLY ME TO THE
SAITAMA
The hottest film of 2019
The greatest dissing
battle will break out againin Hibiya!
©2019 "FLY ME TO THE
SAITAMA" FILM PARTNERSDANCE WITH ME

OUR DEPARTURES

This film won the Special
Director’s Award and theAudience Choice Award at
the Toronto Japanese Film
Festival!

Heartwarming
drama
series. Kasumi Arimura,
who plays the role of asingle mother, decides tobecome a railway driver.

© 2019 “DANCE WITH ME” production
committee© 2018 “Our Departures” Film
Partner

on a first-come-first-served basis.
*Images are conceptual.

<Contact information for the press and journalists>
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. Tokyo Midtown Hibiya PR office (PRAP Japan, Inc.)Supervisors: Nishi, Mukai
TEL: 03-4580-9107 / FAX: 03-4580-9133
MAIL: pr.midtown-hibiya@ml.prap.co.jp1Film schedule list of The Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Hibiya
October 18 (Fri.) to October 27 (Sun.)*October 21 (Mon.) and 22 (Tue.) are rain days.
*Director and cast are scheduled to be on stage on October 24 (Thu.).
*The director’s greetings start at 19:00 (held in the 1F Atrium in the case of rain).

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Director’s greetings and panel talkIntroductions of the directors“DANCE WITH ME”/October 18 (Fri.)
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi© 2019 “DANCE WITH ME”
production committee

Born on May 30, 1967 in Kanagawa Prefecture. After entering
Tokyo Zokei University, he started to shoot 8-mm films. Thefeature-long film titled “The Rain Woman” won the grand prizeat the Pia Film Festival in 1990. He made a debut as a film
director with “Down the Drain” in 1993, and he made one hit
film after another. The world he creates is characterized by acombination of light storytelling and comedy sense with a touchof irony, and called “Yaguchi world”. This film “DANCE WITHME” marked his 10th notable feature-long film. He is one of themajor film directors in today’s Japanese film world both in nameand reality.

Director:Shinobu Yaguchi“Usuke Boys”/October 24 (Thu.)
Director: Kakizaki Yuji ★Cast greetings
He is an executive producer of various works, such as films, plays, and TV
programs.
His directed films have been nominated for many international film festivals
such as the Montreal World Film Festival and the Madrid International Film
Festival, and have won several awards including the grand prize and best
director award. His great achievements for art and culture were evaluated,and he was awarded the Higashi-Kuninomiya Culture Award and HigashiKuninomiya Cultural Memorial Award. “The Second Security Unit” wasreleased in theatres in 2018 and “Usuke Boys” won nine awards atinternational festivals in 2019. He is highly acclaimed around the world.

© 2018 Kaori Kawai ,Shogakukan/Kart

Director: Yuji Kakizaki“Our Departures”/October 26 (Sat.)
Director: Yasuhiro Yoshida© 2018 “Our Departures”
Film Partner

Director:Yasuhiro Yoshida

Born in 1979, in Osaka. He participated in the production of “Get Up!”
(2003), directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu, as an assistant director, starting hiscareer in the film world. After that, he joined productions as an assistantdirector for films such as “Village Photobook” (2004), “Break Through!”(2005), “The Vanished” (2006), and “Memories of Matsuko” (2006). He
debuted as a director with “Kitokito!” (2007). Other major works: “TheHero Show” (2010, screenwriter) and “Fly with the Gold” (2012,screenwriter) directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu, “Leaving on the 15th Spring”(2013, director and screenwriter), “Enoshima Prism” (2013, director andscreenwriter), “The Summer of Whales” (2014, director andscreenwriter), TV drama “Buried” (2014, WOWOW, director), “BirthdayCard” (2016, WOWOW, director and screenwriter), TV drama series“Plage — Wakeari bakari no shea hausu” (2017, WOWOW, director andscreenwriter).

“The Antique”/October 27 (Sun.)
Director: Yukiko Mishima
Born in Osaka. After making independent films, she entered NHK (Japan
public broadcasting corporation), where she directed documentary
programs. Then, she became independent and debuted as a film
director. Her directed film, “Dear Etranger” (2017) won the Special GrandPrix of the Jury at the 41st Montreal World Film Festival, the Best
Director at the 42nd Hochi Film Award, and the Best Movie at the 41stFumiko Yamaji Movie Award. Other major works are “Bread ofHappiness” (2012), “A Stitch of Life” (2015), and “Night's Tightrope”(2016). Her works have also been released in South Korea and Taiwan.

© 2018 “The Antique” FilmPartners

Director:
Yukiko Mishima3

Enjoy quality movie experiences in the middle of the city

“Relaxation area” is available this year!
A set of a deckchair and a blanket will be rented
out as a special seat in the relaxation area toprovide you with quality movie experiences in themiddle of the city. Enjoy watching movies with apleasant breeze.
Rental hours: 18:00 to movie end
Seats available: On a first-come-first-served
basis, limited to 40 seats. Unavailable in rain.
Rental fee: 500 yen (tax included)

Here comes the brilliant Lupin the Third!

“Lupin the Third: THE FIRST” Collaboration Menu
Served from October 18 (Fri.) to 27 (Sun.)
All the five restaurants that serve hamburgers and hotdogs will offer
menus featuring five kinds of original flag picks of the characters in
Lupin the Third: The First! Also, each restaurant will serve original
sweets and beverages inspired by Lupin the Third.
(All customers who order the collaboration menus at the five
participating restaurants will be given an original paper napkin.)

Mr. FARMER (B1F)©Monkey Punch/2019 Movie “Lupin the Third”
production committee

Vegan hamburger with avocado and teriyaki sauce

1,690 yen (tax included)
Novel hamburger with a patty made of SOYBEAN MEAT!
It’s not real meat, but tastes just like the real thing and isvery healthy. You can eat it all and feel no guilt!

boulangerie Bonheur (B1F)
Spicy hotdog with a chorizo sausage and sweetand sour pickles
360 yen (tax included)
Hot spicy chorizo hotdog, topped with sweet and sour
pickles, cheddar cheese and fried onion.
*Menus and prices may be changed without notice.
*Other collaboration menus such as parfaits and beverages are scheduled to be served.

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“HIBIYA CINEMA FESTIVAL” Overall Summary
This year will be the 2nd year of “the experiential film festival”. At this major entertainment event, whichattracted around 1.4 million visitors last year, there will be collaborations with the latest technologies and films,
as well as linking with international film festivals. The HIBIYA CINEMA FESTIVAL 2019 does not focus onjust “watching” a film in a quiet room as audiences usually do, but rather encourages “joining” it such as at thegiant outdoor screen.
Sponsored by: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. and Hibiya Area Management Association

October 18 (Fri.) to October 27 (Sun.)■ Lupin the Third: THE FIRST interactive theatre (11:00 to 18:00)
The characters of Lupin the Third: THE FIRST will pop out into the town when holding your smart device
over the giant screen! You will feel and experience the augmentation of the world of film into the realworld using the latest AR technology.

■ The Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Hibiya(19:00 to 21:00 *Times may differ depending on the film)
The Toronto Japanese Film Festival, the largest film festival in North America that focuses on Japanesefilms will be held in Hibiya, Tokyo, Japan. There will be a screening of eight films including the latest
works from TJFF held in June this year, such as “The Antique” and “Mori, The Artist’s Habitat” on a giant
screen free of charge.

October 28 (Mon.) to November 4 (Mon., public holiday)■ The 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival in Hibiya
At the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival in Hibiya which is the largest international film festival inAsia, three programs will be available on a giant screen at Step Square: “Opening event in Hibiya”,“Outdoor screening” and “The Godzilla Festival 2019”.

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