Tokyo International Film Festival

French Director Bruno Dumont on Outside Satan: "No God but Cinema"

Karin Badt | Posted 01.21.2012

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It is not an easy film to understand, nor does one ever grasp the complete story, if there is one. But it is remarkably hypnotizing and rests in one's visual memory for a long time afterwards.

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French Film Untouchable Wins Grand Prize at Tokyo International Film Festival

Karin Badt | Posted 01.04.2012

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Two of the European films featured in this year's Tokyo International Film Festival had the same message: value immigrants and people of color.

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Prime Minister of Japan Introduces Tokyo International Film Festival: Films Raise Hope After Fukushima

Karin Badt | Posted 12.25.2011

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Tom Yoda, Chairman of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), opened the festival this weekend by speaking about "the disaster in east Japan this last March."

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Famed Japanese Actress Kyoko Kagawa Celebrated at the Tokyo International Film Festival

Karin Badt | Posted 12.25.2011

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The stunningly beautiful actress -- now aged 80 -- stood gracefully on the stage with the same modest soulfulness she displayed in the films she made with these masters of Japanese cinema.

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The Cove To Be Shown At Film Festival In Japan

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — The Tokyo International Film Festival will show "The Cove," a documentary that depicts the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. But the decis...

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