Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Period thriller “11 Rebels” has been set as the opening film of next month’s Tokyo International Film Festival. Directed by the prolific Shiraishi Kazuya from a previously-unproduced screenplay by the late Kasahara Kazuo, the film stars popular actors Yamada Takayuki and Nakano Taiga. “We expect this powerful film to mark a spectacular opening to the festival,” Tokyo festival organizers said. The festival runs from Oct.