The spotlight shines at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo for the gala evening that opened the 26th edition of the Italian Film Festival in Japan. Fourteen films making their Japanese premiere, featuring both established masters and young newcomers, for a festival that remains one of the most anticipated cultural events of Japan’s Golden Week.  From May 1 to 6, the Yurakucho Asahi Hall in Ginza will host the screenings—four of which are classified as special—before the festival moves to Osaka on May