29Th Tokyo International Film Festival to Announce Lineup for Special

PRESS RELEASE September 16, 2016

29th Tokyo International Film Festival to Announce Lineup for

Special Screening Section and Reveal its Festival Trailer

The 29th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is just around the corner! TIFF is pleased to announce the full lineup for the Special Screening Section. It presents high-profile films, both Japanese and international films and we are expecting to welcome many glamorous guests to the Opening Carpet and stage appearances! The festival trailer (http://2016.tiff-jp.net/news/en/?p=11438) is now available at TIFF official website, and will be screened at theaters from September 17. All lineup for this year’s festival will be announced at the press conference on September 26, 2016. The 29th TIFF will take place October 25 – November 3, 2016 at Roppongi Hills, EX Theater Ropponngi and other theaters in Tokyo.

Special Screening Section Lineup *Screening schedule will be announced on the 29th TIFF official website (www.tiff-jp.net/en/) in mid-October. Title Production Director Release Date (Japan) OPENING FILM: Florence Foster Jenkins UK Stephen Frears December 1, 2016 CLOSING FILM: Japan Yoshitaka Mori November 19, 2016 Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow My Korean Teacher Japan Yuzo Asahara November 3, 2016 itazurana Kiss THE MOVIE in High School Japan Minoru Mizoguchi November 25, 2016 In This Corner of the World Japan Sunao Katabuchi November 12, 2016 The Sowing Traveller 3 Japan Kiyoshi Sasabe November 5, 2016 France=Denmark The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn January, 2017 =USA The Birth of a Nation USA Nate Parker Feburary, 2017 Miss You Already UK Catherine Hardwicke November 18, 2016 Museum Japan Keishi Otomo November 12, 2016 ARRIVAL USA Denis Villeneuve 2017

SEISAKU IINKAI All Director: Stephen Frears

Rights Reserved. Cast: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda

The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer, despite

Director: Yoshitaka Mori Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Masahiro Higashide, Shota Sometani, Lily Franky, Keiko Takeshita The dramatic story of famed shogi (Japanese chess) master Satoshi Murayama, ©2016 "Satoshi no Seishun" Film Partners who passionately pursued the game’s highest title while fighting off rivals, as well as an intractable disease.

For further information or inquiries, please contact: TIFF Promotion Group Tel: +81-3-6226-3012; Fax: +81-3-6226-3023; email: [email protected] Publicity materials are available at www.image.net/ Official Website: www.tiff-jp.net/en/

My Korean Teacher (2016/Japan) Director: Yuzo Asahara Cast: YESUNG (SUPER JUNIOR), Nozomi Sasaki, Masahiro Sato, Eri Fuse,

Isao Takeno, Kang Dong-won, Mitsuru Fukikoshi

“The short cut to true love is to be yourself.” SUPER JUNIOR vocalist YESUNG stars with Nozomi Sasaki in a romance about two very different people finding ©2016"My Korean Teacher"Film Partners each other in this “most endearing” romance.

itazurana Kiss THE MOVIE in High School (2016/Japan) - World Premiere Director: Minoru Mizoguchi Cast: Kanta Sato, Reina Visa, Nonoka Yamaguchi, Shimon Okura, Atsuki Tomori,

Hidehiko Ishizuka, Hikari Ishida, Takanori Jinnai

Having sold over 35 million copies and being TV-dramatized in various regions, the comic “ITAZURA NA KISS” is finally coming to the big screen for the first time with © Itazurana Kiss THE MOVIE Film Partners © Kaoru Tada/minato-pro,Mz-plan an episode never revealed in the comics before!

In This Corner of the World (2016/ Japan) - World Premiere Director: Sunao Katabuchi Cast: Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Inaba, Minori Omi, Daisuke Ono,

Megumi Han, Nanase Iwai

Set in the city of Kure, Hiroshima during World War II, this beautiful animation follows young Suzu as she loses everything except her positive attitude and teaches us the value of everyday life. ©Fumiyo Kouno/Futabasha/Konosekai no katasumini Project

The Sowing Traveller 3 (2016/ Japan) Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe Cast: Rin Takanash, Takumi Saitoh, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Kanji Tsuda, Takeshi Masu,

Hisashi Yoshizawa, Rena Tanaka, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Jun Inoue

A family’s hope rests on a peach tree that was nurtured by their now deceased brother. Will it provide a better future for our heroine Ayane? Can government ©The Sowing Traveller Partner's official Osamu realize his dream there?

The Neon Demon (2016/ France=Denmark=USA) Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Cast: Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Abbey Lee, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Christina Hendricks The beauty of Jessie generates intense fasicination and jealousy within the model industry. Latest anticipated film from "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn which created a buzz in Cannes. ©2016, Space Rocket, Gaumont,

Wild Bunch The Birth of a Nation (2016/ USA) Director: Nate Parker Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Penelope Ann Miller This is the story of Nat Turner, the legendary leader of the nation's largest and

Miss You Already (2015/UK) Director: Catherine Hardwicke Cast: Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore, Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Jacqueline Bisset, Tyson Ritter The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a

Museum (2016/Japan) Director: Keishi Otomo Cast: Shun Oguri, Machiko Ono, Shuhei Nomura, Nao Omori, Yutaka Matsushige “Museum”, based on a comic series, is a thriller involving a detective who will risk his life to save his family, and a mysterious psychopath serial killer whose identity is hidden behind a frog mask. ©Ryousuke Tomoe/Kodansha ©2016 “Museum” Film Partners

ARRIVAL (2016/USA) Director: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg A compelling and provocative science fiction thriller that centers on extraterrestrial first contact, from acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.

======The full lineup of the competition section will be announced at the press conference on September 26. A separate Japan Now Press Conference featuring Shunji Iwai will be hold on October 4. ======Press Accreditation is now open! Visit www.tiff-jp.net to apply by September 23. ======

29th Tokyo International Film Festival Date: October 25 (Tue) – November 3 (Thu), 2016 Venues: Roppongi Hills, EX Theater Roppongi and other theaters in Tokyo Market: TIFFCOM 2016 (Japan Content Showcase 2016) October 25 (Tue) – 27 (Thu)