Tag: tokyointernationalfilmfestival

In a rather amusing turn of events, Godzilla managed to make the news again this weekend after winning the annual TIFF ARIGATO Award. Now in its second year, the "Thank You" Award is given out to talented individuals, who wholeheartedly...

As the countdown on the official website keeps gently reminding us, there are only a few days left to go until Tokyo International Film Festival. Roppongi Hills, along with other venues, will once again play host to one of the...

Mamoru Oshii has built a loyal following over the years with his penchant for thought-provoking animated features, 1995's Ghost in the Shell being his masterpiece, but the turgid fantasy stylings of Garm Wars: The Last Druid will test the most...

As the opener of the Tokyo International Film Festival, the world premiere of Disney Animation Studio's adaptation of Marvel property Big Hero 6 couldn't be more fitting. Set in a world of technological innovation and a city directly inspired by this...

Malaysian director Edmund Yeo is having a good year. Having had the world premier (as producer) of The Second Life Of Thieves at the Busan International Film Festival, he follows this up with his directorial debut feature River of Exploding Durians,...

Evangelion fans might want to start planning a pilgrimage to Japan in October, as the Tokyo International Film Festival has announced it will be screening a huge showcase of the works of one of the country's leading animated filmmakers, Anno Hideaki. The...

Tokyo International Film Festival will be opening its doors on October 23rd with the world premiere of Disney's latest animation Big Hero 6. Parasyte, a manga adaptation and the new film from The Eternal Zero director Yamazaki Takashi will be...

Director Fukada Koji is no stranger to the Tokyo International Film Festival. His first feature Hospitalité was awarded the prize in the Japanese Eye section in 2010 before going on to screen at many other film festivals. Au revoir l'...

The Tale of Iya opens with the image of an old man in traditional clothes making his way over rough terrain on a snowy mountain. The viewer is coaxed into making the obvious assumption that this is sometime in the past,...

I often hear that Japan's post-bubble generation have a pessimistic view of the future, both their own and of their country. This negative outlook is often represented in art and film, and a sense of bleak hopelessness is certainly evident...

The lineup for next month's Tokyo International Film Festival was announced last week and along with the usual assortment of new Japanese and Asian cinema it offers up a lot of stuff that has been making headlines at recent film...