Japan has one of the largest film markets in the world. Accordingly, every year the Tokyo International Film Festival serves up world cinema on a grand scale, screening more than 140 films over the course of a week.
"Shrek"
"Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
"Agitator"
"Goal Club"
"Peony Pavilion"
"No Man's Land"The festival, celebrating its 14th year, kicks off Saturday with no major changes in the overall programming. There will be the Special Screenings, featuring mostly big films looking for a flashy local debut, along with a couple of Japanese period dramas thrown in for the tourists. There's the hodgepodge of the Competition, a broad mix of filmmakers competing for the large cash prize. Also returning are the showcases of new and classic Japanese cinema, superlative Asian film in Cinema Prism and the usual constellation of satellite events, including selections of "fantastic films," women's cinema, Korean film and even Disney classics.