Tsutomu Suzuki welcomes guests to the opening night with a video message.
The Japan Foundation, Manila, in partnership with the Embassy of Japan, SM Cinema, Film Development Council of the Philippines, and JT International Philippines, brought together the only hybrid Japanese Film Festival, which had an extended drive-in screenings of the opening film “Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z’s Hangar” by Hanabusa Tsutomu.
Japan Foundation, Manila Director Tsutomu Suzuki (rightmost), with (from left) Assistant Director Wataru Abe, Program Coordinator Kanami Namiki, Assistant Director Tomoko Nakamura, and SM SVP for Marketing Millie Dizon during the Japanese Film Festival opening night at SM Cinema Drive-in at SM Mall of Asia.