To amplify the possibilities of cinema from Tokyo and contribute to interactions with a diverse world.
The Tokyo International Film Festival announced the above as its festival mission in 2023. In line with this mission, TIFF once again seeks to deliver to you an inspiring 2025 edition.
This year, the festival once again presents a rich lineup of films from Japan and around the world. The selection spans acclaimed titles from international festivals, world premieres, animation, and documentaries. We will also welcome international guests to the TIFF Lounge, symposia, networking parties, and other forums designed to foster dialogue and exchange between Japanese and international filmmakers and industry professionals.
Following the launch of the Women’s Empowerment section last year, which opened new horizons for dialogue by embracing female perspectives, TIFF will now inaugurate the new Asian Students ’ Film Conference section. This new initiative will invite film students from across Asia to Tokyo for a short film competition, with the aim of cultivating yet another new path for the future of cinema.
This year also marks the unveiling of a new festival poster. One of its core visual themes is "perspective." In a world often enveloped by sweeping grand narratives, we feel that it is the small, personal gaze that truly gives power to storytelling.
Each film presented at TIFF from around the world embodies the unique and indispensable perspectives of its creators and protagonists—perspectives that promise to broaden the horizons of audiences everywhere. We invite you to experience these perspectives as they resonate from the screen.
38th TIFF's Visuals
Producer/Designer: Oshima Idea
Director: Imaizumi Rikiya
Cinematographer: Kimura Kazuhira
Lighting: Kato Daiki
Costume: Baba Kyoko, Nakamura Yumi
Makeup: Terasawa Rumi, Sugimoto Ayumi
Production: Nishimura Risa
Supported by: SALON cototarinu
Cast: Hoshi Moeka (Actor), Ca Non (GANG PARADE/KiSS KiSS)
| Name | 38th Tokyo International Film Festival |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | UNIJAPAN (38th Tokyo International Film Festival Executive Committee) |
| Co-hosted by | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry The Japan Foundation (Film Culture Exchange Projects between Japan and Asian countries) Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Competition section, Youth section, Women’s Empowerment section and Asian Students’ Film Conference section) |
| Date | October 27 (Mon.) – November 5 (Wed.), 2025(10days) |
| Venues | Cine Switch Ginza (Chuo City), Kadokawa Cinema Yurakucho, TOHO Cinemas Chanter, TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, Humantrust Cinema Yurakucho, Marunouchi Piccadilly, Hulic Hall Tokyo, Hibiya Step Square, LEXUS MEETS..., Mitsubishi Building 1F M+ Success, Tokyo Takarazuka Theater (Chiyoda City) and other venues in Tokyo |
| Presented under the Auspices of |
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Japan Tourism Agency / Chiyoda City Chuo City / Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) / National Film Archive of Japan / Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. / Federation of Japanese Films Industry, Inc. Foreign Film Importer - Distributors Association of Japan / Motion Picture Association (MPA) / Japan Association of Theatre Owners Tokyo Association of Theater Owners / Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) / Japan Video Software Association (JVA) Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation / Digital Content / Association of Japan / Association of Media in Digital |
| Supported by |
 Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan |
| Platinum Partner | Kinoshita Group Co., Ltd. |
| Gold Partner | Coca-Cola(Japan)Company, Limited / CAPCOM CO., LTD. / Japan National Societal Contents Association |
| Silver Partner | MITSUI FUDOSAN CO., LTD. / MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD. / TVS REGZA Corporation |
| Bronze Partner | TAIYO-LIFE / Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. / Imperial Hotel, Ltd. IMAGICA GROUP Inc. / SUMITOMO CORPORATION Daiwa Securities Group / Air China |
| Transport Partner | Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. / Bureau of Transportation Tokyo Metropolitan Government / TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Corporate Partner | Shochiku Co.,Ltd. / TOHO CO., LTD. / TOEI COMPANY, LTD. / KADOKAWA CORPORATION / NIKKATSU CORPORATION CINEMA & STAGE CULTURAL NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION / Hibiya Area Management Association Tokyo Midtown Management Co., Ltd. / DMO TOKYO Marunouchi / Ligare |
| Media Partner | J-WAVE, Inc. / WOWOW INC. / LY Corporation / JAPANESE MOVIE CHANNEL MOVIE WALKER Co., Ltd. / PIA Corporation / Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. Variety / The Hollywood Reporter / NTT SmartConnect Corporation / DEADLINE |
| Festival Supporter | Dolby Japan K.K. / ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. / H.I.S. Co., Ltd. CLARA, Inc. / Rentceiver Co.,Ltd. / GEM Partners Inc. Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation / Digitame Inc. SELECTLINKS, LTD. / InterContinental / AirdogJapan, inc. |
UNIJAPAN is a non-profit organization established in 1957 by the Japanese film industry under the auspice of the Government of Japan ( the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), for the purpose of promoting Japanese cinema abroad.
And we joined hands with the organizer of Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), forming a new organization.
Those results we became Japan Association for International Promotion of the Moving Image,called 'UNIJAPAN'.
For more details : http://unijapan.org/english/about/
CoFesta, the Japan International Contents Festival, is a project designed to enhance the promotional capabilities of events related to Japan’s distinctive gaming, anime, manga, characters, broadcasting, music, movies, and other content industries, as well as events in content-related industries such as fashion and design, so that these events can more effectively reach international audiences.
For more information;
CoFesta： cofesta.go.jp
