The Tokyo International Film Festival announced on Wednesday that the event will host the world premiere the live-action film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s manga Barbara.
The 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival will be held from October 28 through November 5.
North American publisher Digital Manga held a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in 2012 to fund an English release of the original manga.
The film is an international co-production between Third Window Films, Japan’s TheFool (River’s Edge), and Germany’s Rapid Eye Movies (Ruined Heart).