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‘Hold Me Back’: Listen to the voice in your head

Film / Reviews Dec 16, 2020

‘Hold Me Back’: Listen to the voice in your head

by Mark Schilling

Akiko Ohku’s charming rom-com explores the inner struggles of working women in modern-day Tokyo.

Japanese rom-com 'Hold Me Back' wins sole prize awarded at 2020 Tokyo film festival

Film Nov 11, 2020

Japanese rom-com 'Hold Me Back' wins sole prize awarded at 2020 Tokyo film festival

Director Akiko Ohku received the Audience Award for her film, "Hold Me Back." She also won the award at the festival in 2017 for "Tremble All You Want."

Filmmaker Eiji Han Shimizu finds his 'True North' in animated film about North Korea

Film Oct 30, 2020

Filmmaker Eiji Han Shimizu finds his 'True North' in animated film about North Korea

by Julia Marino

Eiji Han Shimizu seeks to accurately reflect the experiences of prisoners in North Korean camps with his animated film.

Veteran Koji Yakusho brings his movie star clout to the Tokyo International Film Festival

Film Oct 22, 2020

Veteran Koji Yakusho brings his movie star clout to the Tokyo International Film Festival

by James Hadfield

This year’s TIFF ambassador discusses the festival experience, the effects of COVID-19 on the film industry, and discovering his inner Marie Kondo.

Tokyo joins world film festivals for 10-day YouTube event

Film May 28, 2020

Tokyo joins world film festivals for 10-day YouTube event

by James Hadfield

Tokyo International Film Festival's competition programmer says that We Are One is just the start of a more digital-friendly future for festivals.

With the 2019 Tokyo Film Festival having come to a close, we take a look at how anime was represented at the event

Film | Wide Angle Nov 8, 2019

With the 2019 Tokyo Film Festival having come to a close, we take a look at how anime was represented at the event

by Matt Schley

In today's world of visual entertainment, it's hard to argue that Japan has any stronger export than animation. The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which this year ran from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5, seems to be waking up to that fact. From 2014 to ...

Nobuhiko Obayashi: A life spent working among Japan's movie greats

Film Oct 31, 2019

Nobuhiko Obayashi: A life spent working among Japan's movie greats

by Mark Schilling

As the Tokyo International Film Festival stages a retrospective of his work, filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi talks of a past working with movie greats, such as Akira Kurosawa

Shin Adachi's mission to bust the myth of marital bliss in 'A Beloved Wife'

Film Oct 30, 2019

Shin Adachi's mission to bust the myth of marital bliss in 'A Beloved Wife'

by James Hadfield

Shin Adachi discusses his latest feature, 'A Beloved Wife,' which will be screened in the main competition at the 2019 Tokyo International Film Festival

Yoji Yamada and Tora-san: The resurrection of a Japanese film institution

Film Oct 23, 2019

Yoji Yamada and Tora-san: The resurrection of a Japanese film institution

by Mark Schilling

The latest installment in Japan's long-running 'Tora-san' series opens the Tokyo International Film Festival as the series marks its 50th installment on its 50th anniversary

Tokyo International Film Festival to celebrate homegrown talent

Film | Wide Angle Oct 3, 2019

Tokyo International Film Festival to celebrate homegrown talent

by Alyssa I. Smith

The 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off on Oct. 28, and promises a celebration of local talent alongside its program of interntional films

'Lust in a Karaoke Box': Celebrating the joys of student life

Film / Reviews Apr 24, 2019

'Lust in a Karaoke Box': Celebrating the joys of student life

by Mark Schilling

When I taught at colleges here in the 1980s, I marveled at my students' freedom, including freedom from study. They could spend most of their waking hours at part-time jobs or club activities and still, somehow, graduate. But, as Shinya Tamada's ensemble drama, "Lust in ...

French film 'Amanda' takes top prize at Tokyo International Film Festival

Film Nov 2, 2018

French film 'Amanda' takes top prize at Tokyo International Film Festival

by Philip Brasor

French director Mikhael Hers' family drama, "Amanda," was awarded the Grand Prix at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival on Friday. Edoardo De Angelis, meanwhile, took top directing honors for his emotional Italian drama "The Vice of Hope," a film that also won his wife, ...

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