The Tokyo International Film Festival’s competition section will skew heavily towards Asian titles, festival organizers said on Tuesday.
The festival announced the full lineup for its 34rd edition to be held Oct. 30 – Nov. 8, 2021 at its new main venues in the Hibiya-Yurakucho-Ginza area of Tokyo. As previously announced, the festival will open with Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” and close with Stephen Chbosky’s “Dear Evan Hansen.”
The 15-title competition this year includes “Crane Lantern,” the new film by 2020 Tokyo Filmex Grand Prize winner Hilal Baydarov of Azerbaijan, “Arisaka,” an action thriller by young Filipino auteur Mikhail Red and “One and Four,” a Chinese film produced by Tibetan cinema veteran Pema Tseden. Japan is represented by Matsui Daigo’s relationship drama “Just Remembering” and “Third Time Lucky,” the directorial debut of scriptwriter Nohara Tadashi.
Chairing the jury is French star Isabelle Huppert.
“We decided to focus more on quality than...
The festival announced the full lineup for its 34rd edition to be held Oct. 30 – Nov. 8, 2021 at its new main venues in the Hibiya-Yurakucho-Ginza area of Tokyo. As previously announced, the festival will open with Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” and close with Stephen Chbosky’s “Dear Evan Hansen.”
The 15-title competition this year includes “Crane Lantern,” the new film by 2020 Tokyo Filmex Grand Prize winner Hilal Baydarov of Azerbaijan, “Arisaka,” an action thriller by young Filipino auteur Mikhail Red and “One and Four,” a Chinese film produced by Tibetan cinema veteran Pema Tseden. Japan is represented by Matsui Daigo’s relationship drama “Just Remembering” and “Third Time Lucky,” the directorial debut of scriptwriter Nohara Tadashi.
Chairing the jury is French star Isabelle Huppert.
“We decided to focus more on quality than...
- 9/28/2021
- by Mark Schilling
- Variety Film + TV
Akiko Ooku has emerged as one of the most recent festival favorites from Japan, with her films about modern women and her overall, quirky approach, resonating with the particular audience. For her latest movie, she adapts another novel by Risa Wataya, after “Tremble All You Want”, also netting her a second audience award at Tokyo International Film Festival, after the aforementioned title.
“Hold Me Back” is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Mitsuko Kuroda is a 31-years-old, single Ol, with very few social connections in her life, one of which happens to be a male advisor solely existing in her head, whom she calls A, and essentially, tells her what is on her mind, when she is too afraid to admit her own thoughts. Her second friend is another single Ol, Nozomi, with the two of them being quite open about their search for a boyfriend, and the situation in the office.
“Hold Me Back” is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Mitsuko Kuroda is a 31-years-old, single Ol, with very few social connections in her life, one of which happens to be a male advisor solely existing in her head, whom she calls A, and essentially, tells her what is on her mind, when she is too afraid to admit her own thoughts. Her second friend is another single Ol, Nozomi, with the two of them being quite open about their search for a boyfriend, and the situation in the office.
- 8/11/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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