(April 18th, 2016) From “Marvelous Boccaccio” by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani to “Mediterranean” by Jonas Carpignano, from “We and Giulia” by Edoardo Leo to “For your sake” by Giuseppe Gaudino, and furthermore “Quo vado? “by Gennaro Nunziante and” Suburra “by Stefano Sollima: the Italian cinema conquers the East. The sixteenth edition of the Italian Film Festival is opening on Friday, April 29th in Tokyo. During the festival a selection of 12 Italian films will be presented at the Yurakucho Asahi Hall, up until May 8th. The event takes place during the Golden Week, when special events will be held all over Japan. The fair is organized by the Italian Institute of Culture of the Japanese capital, the Istituto Luce – Cinecittà, and it is sponsored by the Italian Embassy. Moreover it will re-proposed two masterpieces known to the Japanese public: “Rocco and His Brothers” by Luchino Visconti to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth, and “A Special Day” in memory of Ettore Scola. (Red)
