Tokyo Int'l Film Fest Adds Cherry And Virgin, Ghost - End Of Night To Animation Section
TIFF's animation slots now lean on films that have not opened yet, with Cherry and Virgin dated to 2027 and ghost - end of night to February 11, 2027, so the festival is being used as a forward-looking market for Japanese animation rather than a retrospective of the year's releases.
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The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival will screen Masanao Kawajiri's Cherry and Virgin, Shingo Natsume and Madhouse's ghost - end of night, Atsushi Nishigori's Grotesqqque, and NOTHING NEW and Kohei Kadowaki's We Are Aliens in its Animation Section. The festival runs October 26 to November 4 in the Hibiya-Yurakucho-Marunouchi-Ginza area. A separate Women Directors section includes three anime films.
Three of the four Animation Section titles are unreleased. Cherry and Virgin, Masanao Kawajiri's original film, is set to open in 2027. ghost - end of night, the theatrical project from Shingo Natsume and Madhouse, opens in Japan on February 11, 2027. Atsushi Nishigori's Grotesqqque, previously titled Grotesque, opens November 6, and We Are Aliens from NOTHING NEW and director Kohei Kadowaki opens September 25.
A second section, Women Directors: Diverse Visions, screens Detective Conan: Fist of Blue Sapphire, Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom, and the recent anime film of Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles. The festival runs October 26 to November 4, with the TIFFCOM 2026 industry event holding seminars on overseas sales, international co-productions, and IP beyond broadcasting.
- Cherry and Virgin: Masanao Kawajiri's original film, opening in 2027
- ghost - end of night: Shingo Natsume and Madhouse's theatrical anime, opening in Japan on February 11, 2027
- Grotesqqque: Atsushi Nishigori's original film, previously titled Grotesque, opening in Japan on November 6
- We Are Aliens: NOTHING NEW and director Kohei Kadowaki's film, opening in Japan on September 25
- Detective Conan: Fist of Blue Sapphire: the 23rd Detective Conan film, in the Women Directors section
- Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom: the anime film of Nao Iwamoto's manga, in the Women Directors section
- The Rose of Versailles: the recent anime film of Riyoko Ikeda's manga, in the Women Directors section
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