{
  "id": 16827524,
  "title": "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’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/tokyo-opener-sukiyaki-director-zeze-takahisa-on-the-protest-roots-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T01:06:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/tokyo-opener-sukiyaki-director-zeze-takahisa-song-protest-roots-1236932574/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The opening film of the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, Zeze Takahisa’s “Sukiyaki” tells the story of how the title tune became a worldwide hit in 1963 as well as a beloved standard that has been recorded in foreign-language versions that have also topped charts. The film goes beyond the song itself to delve into […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}