30 things to do this weekend

Friday

Festival/Tokyo
The avant-garde theatre fest continues this weekend with Landscape – Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the first outdoor production in 20 years by Yukichi Matsumoto's Ishinha company, held at a Seibu department store. Read more

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rupert Wyatt's prequel to the simian sci-fi saga has turned out to be one of this year's best summer blockbusters, with a star turn by performance-capture master Andy Serkis. Opens today. Read the Time Out review

Sniff Sniff
Tokyo Dandy and pals are taking over at Shibuya hipster hole Trump Room, with an unusual special guest: DJ Grasshopper, best known as the guitarist for cult US rock group Mercury Rev. Read more

El Nino
Spiritual hip hop crew Mic Jack Production and dub reggae outfit The Heavymanners mark the release of their latest albums at Club Asia, with DJ Nobu, Goth-Trad and a heap of others in hot pursuit. Read more

Darren Emerson x DJ Phil Hartnoll
It's all going a bit mid-'90s at Warehouse702, as ex-Underworld man Darren Emmerson goes back to back with Orbital's Phil Hartnoll. Tip: get there early, or you probably won't be able to get in at all. Read more

Haneda Jazz 2011
As part of its ongoing campaign to drum up money for quake and tsunami victims in Tohoku, Haneda Airport is hosting a free jazz concert with pianist Akiko Grace and the Swingin' Express!! student big band. Read more

Soulphiction
Drawn to dance music by an early affection for hip hop, Michel Baumann took a detour into house music and never looked back. The man better known as Soulphiction appears alongside DJ Hikaru at Eleven. Read more

Extreme the Dojo vol. 28
After going off on a bit of a pop tip last month, regular moshfest Extreme the Dojo heads back to the dark side with Polish death metal vets Vader, Swedish black metallers Watain and thrash act Witchery. Read more

Digitalism
They may no longer be the toast of fashionista dancefloors, but if recent festival appearances have proved anything, it's that Hamburg duo Digitalism still know how to work a crowd into a sweaty lather. Read more