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Scaled-down Tokyo Film Festival kicks off amid Covid-19

Scaled-down Tokyo Film Festival kicks off amid Covid-19

Visitors on the red carpet of the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival. Photo: Reuters

The 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off in the Japanese capital on Saturday, with a scaled-down red carpet procession as organisers found creative ways to celebrate filmmaking through online events despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A total of 138 works, selected from 1,356 titles from 107 countries and regions, will be shown in Tokyo during the festival’s run to Nov 9.

Among those appearing on the red…

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