Japanese Ambassador Aikawa Kazutoshi visited Charsou Cineplex, the main venue of the 2021 Fajr International Film Festival, on Tuesday.
Accompanied by Third Secretary Satoshi Matsushita, Ambassador Kazutoshi watched The Pass which is competing with 14 other movies in the International Competition section.
The Pass is a beautiful samurai film from Takashi Koizumi (Assistant to Akira Kurosawa, “After the Rain”) about a samurai who leads his country to fight against the new regime with honor and dignity.
The 2021 FIFF is underway the Iranian capital until June 2. This year’s event is presided over by Iranian film director and screenwriter Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour. The festival is widely considered one of the most prestigious and influential in Asia, Europe and Greater Middle East.
