{
  "id": 17046388,
  "title": "Aliens, Dinosaurs and a Father’s Death: ‘Kefi’ Director Saito Kisin Brings a Surreal Take on Grief to Tokyo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/aliens-dinosaurs-and-a-fathers-death-kefi-director-saito-kisin-brings",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:13:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/aliens-dinosaurs-fathers-death-tokyo-kefi-saito-kisin-1236933998/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Likely the strangest entry at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, the surreal “Kefi,” the debut feature by cinematographer Saito Kisin, mixes multiple short stories and multiple styles to make sense of the feelings around a complicated relationship with his late father. It doesn’t get there through the signifiers one might anticipate: there are aliens, […]",
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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."
}