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film screening | EU Film Days 2025 Lotte Reiniger: The Adventures of Prince Achmed | with Live Music by TENTENKO

On the opening day of this year’s EU Film Days in Tokyo, Tokyo-based singer, producer, and DJ Tentenko brings a landmark of film history to life through a live sound performance. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) by Lotte Reiniger - the world’s oldest surviving feature-length animated film - will be screened with Japanese subtitles and accompanied by Tentenko’s live music.

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