Director Zeze Takahisa discusses protest roots of 'Sukiyaki', Tokyo opener

Variety reports that Zeze Takahisa's film 'Sukiyaki', the opening film of the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, tells the story of the song's 1963 global hit. Zeze says the culture used to be wider open.

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1. 28 Oct, 01:06 UTCVariety interviews director Zeze Takahisa

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• Tokyo Opener ‘Sukiyaki’ Director Zeze Takahisa on the Protest Roots of a Global Japanese Pop Hit: ‘The Culture Used to Be Wide Open – Now It’s Become Narrower’Variety