The 27th edition of Tokyo Filmex will take place from 20 November to 29 November 2026 in the Yurakucho district of Japan's capital. Thailand’s Oscar submission, "9 Temples to Heaven," will compete in the festival, marking the narrative debut of Sompot Chidgasornpongse.
Nepal’s Oscar submission, "Elephants in the Fog," also joins the competition; the film previously won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard strand at Cannes. Four competition titles from Venice will be included, such as Ali Asgari’s "A Bit of Light" from the main competition and Yoon Dan-bi’s "The World Before" from the Platform.
Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s "The Burning Giants" is scheduled as a Horizons entry. Maha Harada’s "In My Father’s Room" will open the festival, following its wins for the Fipresci Prize and the Ateneo Guipuzcoano Award at San Sebastian.
Anthony Chen’s "We Are All Strangers," which serves as Singapore’s Oscar submission, will close the event. The festival will also screen Hong Sang-soo’s "The Day She Returns" from Berlin’s Panorama and Kogonada’s "Zi" from the Sundance NEXT section.
A M+ 4K restoration of Ann Hui’s 1981 Hong Kong New Wave thriller "The Story of Woo Viet" is set to appear. Poh Si Teng’s documentary "American Doctor" will be shown after receiving the Hot Docs Audience Award.
Irie Yu’s documentary feature debut, "The Day He Retires," will have its world premiere at the festival. Lee Kang-sheng will appear in a double bill of two new "Walker" films by Tsai.
Jia Zhangke’s "Torino Shadow" will headline a shorts program, while Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s "The Bovine Comedy" joins the lineup after winning Locarno’s Pardino d’Oro for best auteur short. Xavier Tera’s debut "The Color of the Sun" will be featured, having won the Fipresci Prize in the Venice Horizons section.
Talents Tokyo 2026 will run concurrently at the Vision Center Yurakucho and Yurakucho Asahi Square. Organisers have unveiled 25 films so far across three sections.
