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Shinagawa International Film Festival 2026

6:00pm – 10:00pm
Free
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Following the trend of outdoor cinema festivals (see Shinjuku and Hibiya’s contribution), Shinagawa International Film Festival will show short films at Shinagawa Intercity Central Garden for free.

What happens?

Along with the movies, you can enjoy the many food trucks and illuminations that will be scattered around the festival.

Lineup 2025

This year’s highlights include Tea Time, about a tea farmer’s visit from Sasebo to Shibuya; Circle of Donuts, following a Japanese woman taking over a 24-hour donut shop in San Francisco; and Free Kick, a Spanish comedy about a woman given the chance to change her life with one shot.

Suggested Activity
Get Tickets To the Samurai Restaurant in Shinjuku (Up to 30% Off)
Experience one of the craziest, most colorful places in Tokyo — the all-new Samurai Restaurant, from the creators of the Robot Restaurant. Get your tickets and sit back for a wild show of lasers, lights, samurai, dancers and other uniquely Japanese weirdness.

Schedule 2025

This year’s theme is “prayer for the future”.

Food trucks will operate from Nov. 10 to 14 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. On November 15, hours are shorter, running from noon to 9:30 p.m.

Organizers may cancel events, alter schedules, or change admission requirements without notice. Always check official sites before heading to an event.

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