All Tokyo articles – Page 5
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NewsBong Joon Ho, Mamoru Hosoda on breaking creative and international boundaries with animation
The two filmmakers discussed Bong’s upcoming animation project and Hosoda’s Belle.
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Reviews‘Mother Lode’: Thessaloniki Review
A young father tries to make his fortune in the gold mines of the Andes in this striking documentary-infused drama
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Reviews‘Churuli’: Tokyo Review
Two undercover cops pursue an outlaw in Lijo Jose Pellissery’s enigmatic blend of supernatural and sci-fi
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Reviews‘Third Time Lucky’: Tokyo Review
Tadashi Nohara’s directorial debut focuses on unfulfilled lives and fraying relationships
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NewsSee Saw Films’ Emile Sherman on producing in the pandemic and expanding into television
See Saw Films co-founder delivered a masterclass during the MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM pitching competition.
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Reviews‘The Four Walls’: Tokyo Review
Bahman Ghobadi delivers an eccentric mixture of tragedy and farce in this tale of a musician who longs to see the sea
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Reviews‘Arisaka’: Tokyo Review
Mikhail Red mixes action and social commentary in this tale of a lone cop fighting to stay alive
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NewsIsabelle Huppert, Ryusuke Hamaguchi on the relationship between actors and cameras
The actress and director kicked off the Asia Lounge Conversation Series at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Shinzo Katayama’s Busan title ‘Missing’ (exclusive)
Japan-Korea co-production, which premiered in Busan’s New Currents, is scheduled for Japanese release in early 2022.
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Reviews‘Hommage’: Tokyo Review
Lee Jung-eun shines as a struggling director tasked with restoring a damaged film from a deceased woman director
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Reviews‘Payback’: Tokyo Review
Brillante Ma Mendoza explores political corruption in this hip-hop-fuelled crime drama
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Reviews‘Veneciafrenia’: Tokyo Review
Venice tourists are being killed by a masked stranger in Alex de la Iglesia’s bloody thriller
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Reviews‘Raging Fire’: Tokyo Review
Benny Chan’s final film is an old-school action showdown between Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse
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FeaturesTIFF Director In Focus Keisuke Yoshida on choosing projects and manga adaptations
Tokyo International Film Festival is screening three of Yoshida’s works, including Blue and Intolerance, which were both released this year.
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FeaturesTokyo’s animation section explores the influence of late master Yasuo Otsuka
This year’s ’Japan Animation’ also looks at the Kamen Rider series and four recent or upcoming Japanese features.
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News‘Crane Lantern’: first trailer for Hilal Baydarov’s Tokyo competition title (exclusive)
Producers are Elşən Abbasov, Carlos Reygadas and Baydarov, with Danny Glover and Joslyn Barnes executive producing.
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FeaturesTokyo Film Festival returns with new programming structure and management team
TIFF runs October 30-November 8.
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NewsTIFFCOM, MPA unveil pitch competition projects, Emile Sherman masterclass
Five projects from up-and-coming Japanese filmmakers have been selected for a pitching contest.
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NewsTokyo film festival unveils competition line-up with 10 world premieres
World premieres include debut from Happy Hour co-writer Tadashi Nohara and new works from Brillante Mendoza and Mikhail Red.