‘Titanic’ premieres at Tokyo International Film Festival 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1997)


Video: 'Titanic' trailer

(Saturday, November 1, 1997, evening JST)Titanic, an American epic romance-disaster film about young lovers from opposite sides of the tracks who find their love tested during the maiden voyage of the doomed ocean liner, premiered tonight at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Directed by James Cameron, the film starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner and Bill Paxton.