Tokyo Film Festival plans for physical edition

Japan's animation character Doraemon (centre) arriving with children on the red carpet for the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2014. Photo: AFP

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will host physical screenings at its 33rd edition, which is on schedule to be held Oct 31-Nov 9, the festival office announced Thursday (Aug 6).

It will also collaborate with the Tokyo Filmex festival, normally held later in November.