About Purchasing Tickets
Following the Lottery ticket for E-mail newsletter subscribers and Pre-order lottery, Tokyo International Film Festival will begin General ticket sales of each screening sections from 10/13 (Sat) and 14 (Sun) through our official film festival web site.
The ticket purchase can also be made at the TIFF Ticket Center located in the venue during the film festival.

※Tickets will be issued by QR Code Tickets. Display your smartphone screen for scanning or bring the print-out at the door.

Pre-order lottery sales

Service Hours (JST) 9/26(Wed) 12:00~10/2(Tue) 13:00

Pre-order lottery tickets for Opening Film - A Star is Born, Gala SCREENING - The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps, Closing Film – GODZILLA: The Planet Eater and PSYCHO-PASS Sinners of the System Case.1 & Case.2 and KING OF PRISM -PRIDE the HERO- THUNDER STORM SESSION DJ Party!!! Presented by DJ KOO are on sale. Ticket purchase can be made with the order application form available in the film page of official website.

Payment and methods for receiving tickets for Pre-order lottery sales films  +
A Star Is Born

Opening Film

A Star Is Born

10/25(Thu) 19:00
TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps

Gala Screening

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps

10/29(Sun) 18:15
TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN7

GODZILLA: The Planet Eater

Closing Film

GODZILLA: The Planet Eater

11/3(Sat/Public Holiday) 12:30
Tokyo International Forum Hall C

PSYCHO-PASS Sinners of the System Case.1 & Case.2

PSYCHO-PASS Sinners of the System Case.1 & Case.2

10/27(Sat) 20:00
TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN7

KING OF PRISM -PRIDE the HERO- THUNDER STORM SESSION DJ Party!!! Presented by DJ KOO

KING OF PRISM -PRIDE the HERO- THUNDER STORM SESSION DJ Party!!! Presented by DJ KOO

10/30(Tue) 19:00
EX Theater Roppongi

Payment and methods for receiving tickets

Lottery winners will receive email notification by 10/9 (Tue).

Credit Card Payment
QR Code will be sent to the email address which you entered in the purchase completion page.
Convenience store payment
(Services available only at Family Mart chain stores)

Purchase number will be sent the email address which you entered in the purchase completion page.

Complete payment at Family Mart within the period of 3 days including purchase day.

Ticketing service fee of 150 Yen per one seat will be charged.

QR Code will be sent to the email address which you entered in the purchase completion page.

  • Two tickets purchase per one application can be made. Seat selection is unavailable.
  • Seat numbers can be confirmed during the purchase transaction.
  • There will be no General Sales tickets on 10/13-14 for 5 films sold during the Pre-Order lottery sales.
  • In case the reserved ticket date expires, the official film festival site may be able to provide additional sales of the ticket.
  • No reminders will be made for timing or initiation of the sales for additional tickets.
General ticket sales

Service Hours10/13 (Sat) ~11/3 (Sat/Public Holiday)

General tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis at our official web site. Ticket purchase can be made through each film section from below choices of date and time.

Application for purchase/Payment and methods for receiving tickets +
  1. Accessing to the Films Lineup page of your preference
  2. Click purchase button (Online Ticket Site) in the Schedule/Ticket column of Films Lineup page.
  3. Follow the directions given in Online Ticket Site and complete purchase transaction.
ticket Purchase Screenshot
Payment and methods for receiving tickets
Credit Card Payment
QR Code will be sent to the email address which you entered in the purchase completion page.
Convenience store payment
(Services available only at Family Mart chain stores)

Purchase number will be sent the email address which you entered in the purchase completion page.

Complete payment at Family Mart within the period of 3 days including purchase day.

Ticketing service fee of 150 Yen per one seat will be charged.

QR Code will be sent to the email address which you entered in the purchase completion page.

  • There will be no General Sales tickets on 10/13-14 for 5 films sold during the Pre-Order lottery sales.
  • In case the reserved ticket date expires, the official film festival site may be able to provide additional sales of the ticket.
  • No reminders will be made for timing or initiation of the sales for additional tickets.
TIFF Ticket Center counters

Service Hours10/25(Thu)~11/3(Sat/Public Holiday)

The ticket purchase can also be made at the TIFF Ticket Center located in the venue during the film festival.

Roppongi Hills 2F O-YANE PLAZA

Service Hours10/25(Thu)~11/3(Sat/Public Holiday)

Ticket Sale will be made from 9:30 am until 20 min. after the start of the venue's last screening of the day.

  • Ticket Sale will be made from 9:30 am until 20 min. after the start of the venue's last screening of the day.
  • Purchase of tickets on sale for all dates and time can be made at EX Theater, (Including screenings and events held at Tokyo International Forum).
  • Ticket purchase can be made by credit card or in cash.
  • The ticket purchase for all night screenings can be made at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills ticket counter after the TIFF Ticket Center service hours have ended. (Cash payments only)

Tokyo International Forum

Service Hours11/3 (Sat/Public Holiday) only

12:00~ The ticket purchase for films can be made at the screening venue, Tokyo International Film Festival Hall C from 12:00.

Prices *1

(Tax Included)

Sections/Programs Prices

Adult

Student*2 Student Same Day*2
Available from 0:00
Opening A Star Is Born ¥2,500 ¥2,000 ¥2,000
Gala SCREENING The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
Award Ceremony + Tokyo Grand Prix Winning Film Screening
Closing GODZILLA: The Planet Eater
Special Screenings ¥1,800 ¥1,500 ¥500
Special Program Tribute to Legendary Animation Director Isao Takahata ¥1,300 ¥1,000 ¥500
Other Special Programs ¥1,800 ¥1,500 ¥500
Competition(Including Award-Winning Film Screenings) ¥1,500 ¥1,000 ¥500
Asian Future (Including Award-Winning Film Screenings)
Japanese Cinema Splash (Including Award-Winning Film Screenings)
World Focus
CROSSCUT ASIA Season of the Devil ¥2,000 ¥1,500 ¥1,500
Other CROSSCUT ASIA section films ¥1,500 ¥1,000 ¥500
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018 : Journey
Japan Now Penguin Highway, And Your Bird Can Sing, The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine ¥1,800 ¥1,500 ¥500
Other Japan Now section films ¥1,300 ¥1,000 ¥500
Japanese Classics ¥1,300 ¥1,000 ¥500
Youth(TIFF-Children/Special Voiceover performance by Vanilla Yamazaki/TIFF-Teens/Teens Meet Cinema) ¥1,300 ¥500 ¥500
Co-Hosted/Allied, Events and Others
Special Focus on Japanese Animation: The World of Masaaki Yuasa.
*All night screening for the DEVILMAN crybaby will be priced as same as The Midnight Film Festival screenings.
¥1,300 ¥1,000 ¥500
A Tribute to Comedy Supported by BS10 STAR CHANNEL
The Midnight Film Festival ¥3,500 ¥3,500 ¥3,500
WOWOW's CINEMA STUDIO "Fashion Documentary Selection" in TIFF ¥5,000 ¥5,000 ¥5,000
Minato Screening ¥1,300 ¥1,000 ¥500
Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award Film Screening and Symposium
2018 PFF Award-Winning Film Screening
Screening of an award-winning film from SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2018

*1 ¥500 premium fare will be added to the above prices for TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Premier Box Seats and Premier Luxury Seats.
*2 Student ID will be required for entry.

(Tax Included)

Section/Special Program Prices

Adult

Student*2 Student Same Day*2
Available from 0:00
TIFF Master Classes The Future of Advanced Technology and Digital Image ¥1,500
Other TIFF Master Classes program(General Seating) Admission Free

More Information
TIFF PLUS KING OF PRISM -PRIDE the HERO- THUNDER STORM SESSION DJ Party!!! Presented by DJ KOO ¥3,000
Japan Anime Music Lab (JAMLAB.) presents Japan Anime Music Showcase 2018 Original T-shirt with access to Priority Area ¥2,700
Fashion Gala produced by BEAMS and GQ Japan (Including a BEAMS gift card worthy of 3,000yen) ¥8,000
DRAGON BALL FighterZ "SUPER" MATCH Admission Free
TOKYO MEET UP SPORTS 2018 Admission Free
Open Air Screenings, Outdoor Screenings and Events Red Carpet Ceremony (Invitational event for Crowd Funding supporters)
Open-Air Cinema Cinema Athletic 31 Admission Free
Hibiya Opening Event
TIFF + "Nov. 3 is Home Video Day" Collaboration Event: Home Video Day Festival 2018

*2 Student ID will be required for entry.

Q&A on Tickets
Q Will there be additional sales or tickets for day-of-show sold when the tickets are sold out?
A General tickets are sometimes resold when the previous payments aren’t settled. No reminders are made for the resell of this tickets. No day-of-show tickets are sold for tickets which advance tickets have been sold out.
Q What can be don when QR Code wasn’t sent?
A Please contact the Tokyo International Film Festival Ticket Information Center.
Q What can be done when QR Code was lost, or smart phone / tablet devices have malfunctioned, or batteries have run out and cannot display the QR Code?
A Please inquire the staff at the Ticket Support Desk located at the theater entrance area. For proof of purchase we may ask for your identification card.
Q Can tickets be refunded?
A Please be reminded that the purchased tickets are non-refundable or cannot be exchanged.
Tokyo International Film Festival Information Center

TEL: 050-3538-3883 (call center operator)

Service hours: 10/10 (Wed)~11/3(Sat / Public Holiday)12:00~18:00

10/20 (Sat) and 10/21 (Sun) will be closed for business.

Basic Information on ticket purchase

Purchase of Opening / Closing / Gala Screening / Special Screenings / Award Ceremony+Tokyo Grand Prix Winning Film Screening tickets are limited to 2 tickets per purchase. The other screenings are limited to 4 tickets per purchase.
All film festival seats are on reserve basis unless otherwise announced.
Please see website film and event page for details of Admission Free screenings and about participation of events.

Notes:
  • Ticket will not be refunded, exchanged or reissued.
  • Wrongful acts such as re-sales of tickets, ticket transaction numbers, and QR codes for commercial purpose are prohibited.
  • We will ask a customer to leave if we find out that tickets have not been purchased at TIFF Official Website or TIFF Ticket Center.
  • Pre-school children are not admitted.
  • The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Ordinance for Healthy Youth Development prohibits individuals under age of 18 from being at theaters from 23:00 to 4:00. This also applies when these individuals are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Screenings at TIFF are not eligible for Cinemileage (TOHO CINEMAS mileage).
  • TIFF tickets are not eligible for parking services at any of the venues.
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