Tokyo int'l film festival kicks off but scaled-down amid pandemic

The 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off in the capital Saturday, with a scaled-down red carpet procession as organizers found creative ways to celebrate filmmaking through online events despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.A total of 138 works, selected from 1,356 titles from 107 countries and regions, will be shown in Tokyo during the festival's run through Nov. 9.Among those appearing on the red carpet, which was held behind closed doors at Tokyo International Forum, was seasoned Japanese filmmaker Koji Fukada -- the featured director in this year's Japan Now section who…READ FULL ARTICLE