{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e860dd2980c32c5fae4201e9","clusterId":"c_cfdb6b5dc5816d44075d1312","slug":"tokyo-int-l-film-fest-adds-cherry-and-virgin-ghost-end-of-night-to-animation-section","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Tokyo Int'l Film Fest Adds Cherry And Virgin, Ghost - End Of Night To Animation Section","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThree of the four Animation Section titles are unreleased. Cherry and Virgin, Masanao Kawajiri\u0026#39;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\u0026#39;s Grotesqqque, previously titled Grotesque, opens November 6, and We Are Aliens from NOTHING NEW and director Kohei Kadowaki opens September 25.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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\u0026#39;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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCherry and Virgin\u003c/strong\u003e: Masanao Kawajiri\u0026#39;s original film, opening in 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eghost - end of night\u003c/strong\u003e: Shingo Natsume and Madhouse\u0026#39;s theatrical anime, opening in Japan on February 11, 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrotesqqque\u003c/strong\u003e: Atsushi Nishigori\u0026#39;s original film, previously titled Grotesque, opening in Japan on November 6\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe Are Aliens\u003c/strong\u003e: NOTHING NEW and director Kohei Kadowaki\u0026#39;s film, opening in Japan on September 25\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetective Conan: Fist of Blue Sapphire\u003c/strong\u003e: the 23rd Detective Conan film, in the Women Directors section\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold Kingdom and Water Kingdom\u003c/strong\u003e: the anime film of Nao Iwamoto\u0026#39;s manga, in the Women Directors section\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rose of Versailles\u003c/strong\u003e: the recent anime film of Riyoko Ikeda\u0026#39;s manga, in the Women Directors section\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tokyo Int'l Film Fest slots ghost - end of night into its Animation Section, putting a Shingo Natsume and Madhouse feature on the same program as Grotesqqque and We Are Aliens.","twitterPost":"ghost - end of night lands in Tokyo Int'l Film Fest's Animation Section, a Shingo Natsume and Madhouse feature beside Grotesqqque and We Are Aliens.","threadsPost":"Tokyo Int'l Film Fest puts ghost - end of night in its Animation Section, which places a Shingo Natsume and Madhouse feature next to Grotesqqque and We Are Aliens. The fest's Women Directors section carries three more anime films, a split that separates the two lineups.","newsletterBlurb":"The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival will screen four films in its Animation Section, three of which have not opened yet. Cherry and Virgin and ghost - end of night both carry 2027 dates, while Grotesqqque and We Are Aliens open this year. 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