Azabudai Hills' Outdoor Cinema Returns for Its Longest Run Yet — Six Nights This September

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Azabudai Hills' Central Plaza is hosting "OUTDOOR CINEMA 2026 vol.5" from September 18 through September 23, 2026 — its fifth edition, and its longest run to date at six consecutive nights.

The lineup spans six different films across the six nights, screened on the plaza's lawn.

The Lineup and Schedule

September 18: "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" (2018), starting 6:30 p.m. September 19: "Billy Elliot" (2000 digital remaster), 6:00 p.m. September 20: "The Young Girls of Rochefort" (1967), 6:00 p.m. September 21: "Notting Hill" (1999), 6:00 p.m. September 22: "Cinema Paradiso" (international cut, 1989, PG-12), 6:00 p.m. September 23: "Call Me by Your Name" (2017, PG-12), 6:00 p.m.

Food trucks operate daily from noon to 8:30 p.m. Two "Prologue Session" pre-show events also run on September 20 (3:00–4:15 p.m.) and September 21 (3:45–4:30 p.m.).

Practical Details

Screenings are cancelled in severe weather; any cancellation is announced via Azabudai Hills' official Instagram Stories. The event takes place on the lawn of the Central Plaza — for anyone unfamiliar with the area, this is the same open green space at the heart of the development, distinct from the retail and office towers around it.

As this is a newer Tokyo landmark, this is also a useful entry point into the area more broadly for a first visit, with the film screening giving a low-pressure reason to spend an evening there rather than just passing through.

What To Know

Azabudai Hills opened relatively recently and has quickly become one of Tokyo's most talked-about new landmark developments — this is a low-key, free way to actually spend time there rather than just walking through.

Azabudai Hills is one of Tokyo's newest large-scale mixed-use developments, and its Central Plaza lawn is designed specifically for this kind of casual, sit-on-the-grass public programming — a different register from the shopping-and-observation-deck experience most first-time visitors expect.

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麻布台ヒルズで、屋外の映画イベントが9月18日から23日まで開催されます。