東京国際映画祭が開幕、大雨のレッドカーペット

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is October twenty-seventh. Asia's big film festival opened in Tokyo, in heavy rain. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down.

On October twenty-sixth, the Tokyo International Film Festival started in Tokyo.

It means a film festival. The first part means movie, and the second part means festival.

It means to start or begin.

This festival is one of the biggest film festivals in Asia.

It means big.

This year is the thirty-ninth time, and it will be held until November fourth.

With a number, it means the thirty-ninth time.

It means to hold an event. Here it is passive, will be held.

At movie theaters in areas like Hibiya and Ginza, people can see two hundred four films.

It means a movie theater.

It means can see, or can watch.

In the evening of the first day, there was a red carpet event.

It means the first, or the beginning.

It means early evening, around sunset.

About two hundred seventy actors and directors came, from Japan and from abroad.

It means foreign countries, abroad.

It means an actor or actress.

It means a film director.

On this day, it was raining hard.

It means strong. With rain, it means heavy rain.

Actor Kento Nakajima said, for movies, this is a blessing rain.

It means a blessing rain, rain that brings good things.

The first film to be shown is a movie about a famous song.

It means showing a film on a screen.

It is a story about the people who made the famous song.

It means famous.

It means a song.

Now listen to the full story again.

Quiz time. Listen and answer.

Until November fourth.

Two hundred four films.

About two hundred seventy.

That's all for this morning. Thanks for listening. See you next time.