35th Tokyo International Film Festival

The 35th Tokyo International Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 24 October to 2 November 2022.[1] American writer-director Julie Taymor served as jury president.[2] With The Beasts winning the Tokyo Grand Prix, the festival's top prize, Rodrigo Sorogoyen became the second Spanish director to achieve the prize, after Alejandro Amenábar in 1998.

35th Tokyo International Film Festival
Official poster of the 35th Tokyo International Film Festival
Opening filmFragments of the Last Will
Closing filmLiving
LocationTokyo, Japan
Founded1985
AwardsTokyo Grand Prix: The Beasts
No. of films15 (In Competition)
Festival date24 October–2 November 2022
Website2022.tiff-jp.net/en/
Tokyo International Film Festival

The official poster for the festival was created by fashion designer Koshino Junko and is intended to represent "the theme of leaping forward" and the "creative explosion" in the film and fashion industries after the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

The festival opened with Fragments of the Last Will directed by Takahisa Zeze[5] and closed with Living directed by Oliver Hermanus.[6]

Juries

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Main Competition

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Asian Futures

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  • Ayako Saito, Japanese professor at Meiji Gakuin University and president of the Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences
  • Soros Sukhum, Thai producer
  • Akihiro Nishizawa, Japanese general manager of Tokyo Theatres Company

Official Selection

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Competition

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The following films were selected to compete for the Tokyo Grand Prix.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
1976 Manuela Martelli Chile, Argentina
Ashkal Youssef Chebbi Tunisia, France
by the window 窓辺にて Rikiya Imaizumi Japan
Glorious Ashes Tro Tàn Rực Rỡ Bui Thac Chuyen Vietnam, France, Singapore
Kaymak Milcho Manchevski North Macedonia, Denmark, Netherlands, Croatia
Life Жизнь Emir Baigazin Kazakhstan
Manticore Manticora Carlos Vermut Spain
Mountain Woman 山女 Takeshi Fukunaga Japan, United States
Peacock Lament Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Sri Lanka, Italy
Tel Aviv/Beirut Tel Aviv Beyrouth Michale Boganim Cyprus, France, Germany
The Beasts As bestas Rodrigo Sorogoyen Spain, France
The Fabulous Ones Le favolose Roberta Torre Italy
This Is What I Remember Эсимде Aktan Arym Kubat Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Netherlands, France
World War III جنگ جهانی سوم Houman Seyyedi Iran

Asian Future

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The following films were selected to compete in the Asian Future section, which features films from Asian directors who have directed a maximum of three feature films.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
A Light Never Goes Out 燈火闌珊 Anastasia Tsang Hong Kong
A Place of Our Own एक जगह अपनी Ektara Collective India
Butterflies Live Only One Day Parvaneha Faqat Yek Rouz Zendegi Mikonand Mohammadreza Vatandoust Iran
Cloves & Carnations Bir Tutam Karanfil Bekir Bülbül Turkey, Belgium
i ai Mahito the People Japan
Opium Aman Sachdeva India
Sayonara, Girls. 少女は卒業しない Shun Nakagawa Japan
Suddenly Melisa Önel Turkey
The Altman Method Nadav Aronowicz Israel
The Cord of Life 脐带 Qiao Sixue China

Gala Selection

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The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Gala Selection.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
2 Women あちらにいる鬼 Ryūichi Hiroki Japan
Amsterdam David O. Russell United States
And So I'm at a Loss そして僕は途方に暮れる Daisuke Miura Japan
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico
Detective vs Sleuths 神探大戰 Wai Ka-fai Hong Kong
Don't Worry Darling Olivia Wilde United States
Ennio Giuseppe Tornatore Italy
Fairytale Сказка Alexander Sokurov Russia, Belgium
Motherhood 母性 Ryūichi Hiroki Japan
Phases of the Moon 月の満ち欠け Ryūichi Hiroki Japan
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh United Kingdom
The Menu Mark Mylod United States
The Northman Robert Eggers United States
White Noise Noah Baumbach United States

World Focus

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The following films were selected for the World Focus section, which focuses on international films.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
2nd Chance Ramin Bahrani United States
A Confucian Confusion 獨立時代 Edward Yang Taiwan
Convenience Store Продукты 24 Michael Borodin Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, Uzbekistan
Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom Evgeny Afineevsky Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
Goodbye, Dragon Inn 不散 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
Klondike Клондайк Maryna Er Gorbach Ukraine, Turkey
The Pack
Maid
La Jauría
Camarera de Piso
Andrés Ramírez Pulido
Lucrecia Martel
Colombia, France
Mexico, Argentina
Pacifiction Tourment sur les îles Albert Serra Spain, France, Germany, Portugal
R.M.N. Cristian Mungiu Romania, France, Belgium
Rebels of the Neon God 青少年哪吒 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
Smoking Causes Coughing Fumer fait tousser Quentin Dupieux France
Sparta Ulrich Seidl Austria, France, Germany
Autumn Days
Light
The Moon and the Tree
The Night
Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
Walking on Water
Journey to the West
Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
When the Waves Are Gone Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon Lav Diaz Philippines, France, Denmark, Portugal
Where Is This Street? or With No Before And After Onde Fica Esta Rua? ou Sem Antes Nem Depois João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata Portugal, France
Will-o'-the-Wisp Fogo-Fátuo João Pedro Rodrigues Portugal, France

Youth

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The following films were selected for the Youth section.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Nezouh Soudade Kaadan United Kingdom, Syria, France
Serviam: I Will Serve Serviam – Ich will dienen Ruth Mader Austria
Private 2nd Class Norakuro: The Training Norakuro nitôhei: Kyôren no maki Yasuji Murata Japan
Private 2nd Class Norakuro: The Drill Norakuro nitôhei: Enshû no maki Yasuji Murata Japan
The Knockout Mack Sennett United States
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers Roscoe Arbuckle United States
The Hayseed Roscoe Arbuckle United States
The Water El agua Elena López Riera Spain, Switzerland, France

Nippon Cinema Now

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The following films were selected for Nippon Cinema Now, which aims to introduce previously released Japanese films to international audiences.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
A Hundred Flowers 百花 Genki Kawamura Japan
Brats, Be Ambitious! 雑魚どもよ、大志を抱け Shin Adachi Japan
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? エリ・エリ・レマ・サバクタニ Shinji Aoyama Japan
Eureka ユリイカ Shinji Aoyama Japan
I am a Comedian アイアムアコメディアン Fumiari Hyuga Japan, South Korea
Lightning Over the Beyond 彼方の閃光 Yoshihiro Hanno Japan
Remember to Breathe わたしのお母さん Masakazu Sugita Japan
Shady Grove シェイディー・グローヴ Shinji Aoyama Japan
Small, Slow But Steady ケイコ 目を澄ませて Shô Miyake Japan
The Lump in My Heart あつい胸さわぎ Shingo Matsumura Japan
Two Punks チンピラ Shinji Aoyama Japan
Visit Me in My Dreams はだかのゆめ Sora Hokimoto Japan

Japanese Animation

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The following films were selected for the Japanese Animation section.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Break of Dawn ぼくらのよあけ Tomoyuki Kurokawa Japan
Drifting Home 雨を告げる漂流団地 Hiroyasu Ishida Japan
Harmagedon 幻魔大戦 Rintaro Japan
Megazone 23 メガゾーン23 Noboru Ishiguro Japan
Patlabor 2: The Movie 機動警察パトレイバー 2 the Movie Mamoru Oshii Japan
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale 劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール- Tomohiko Itō Japan
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes 夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口 Tomohisa Taguchi Japan
Ultraseven (episodes 3, 6, 7, 14, 15, 26, 37, 39, 40, 42, 48, and 49) ウルトラセブン Toshihiro Iijima, Tetsuo Kinjo, Kazuho Mitsuta, Samaji Nonagase, Toshitsugu Suzuki Japan

Japanese Classics

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The following films were selected for the Japanese Classics section.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Door ドア Banmei Takahashi Japan
Luminous Woman 光る女 Shinji Sōmai Japan
The Guard From Underground 地獄の警備員 Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
Typhoon Club 台風クラブ Shinji Sōmai Japan

TIFF Series

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The following television series were selected for the TIFF Series section.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Gannibal (episodes 1 and 2) ガンニバル Shinzô Katayama Japan
Irma Vep (episodes 1–8) Olivier Assayas France, United States
Kamen Rider Black Sun (episodes 1 and 2) 仮面ライダーBLACK SUN Kazuya Shiraishi Japan

Awards

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Competition

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Asian Future

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  • Asian Future Best Film Award: Butterflies Live Only One Day by Mohammadreza Vatandoust

Lifetime Achievement Award

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References

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  1. ^ "Outline". 35th Tokyo International Film Festival(2022). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ "35th Jury | 35th Tokyo International Film Festival(2022)". 35th Jury | 35th Tokyo International Film Festival(2022). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (18 August 2022). "Tokyo Film Festival Adds Venues as a Full-Scale, In-Person Event". Variety. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Outline". 35th Tokyo International Film Festival(2022). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ "【Fragments of the Last Will】| 35th Tokyo International Film Festival(2022)". 2022.tiff-jp.net. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ "【Living】| 35th Tokyo International Film Festival(2022)". 2022.tiff-jp.net. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (16 September 2022). "Tokyo Film Festival Names Julie Taymor as Jury President". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2023.