The 36th

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is film festival that took place from October 23 to November 1, 2023. German filmmaker Wim Wenders served as jury president. The official poster for the festival was created by fashion designer Koshino Junko and features actor and filmmaker Eiji Okuda alongside his daughter, director Momoko Ando and pays homage to

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's film ''

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'' on the 120th anniversary of his birth. The festival organisers plans to honour Ozu and showcase his films throughout the festival. The festival opened with Wim Wenders' '' Perfect Days'' and closed with

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's '' Godzilla Minus One''.

Juries

The juries consists of the following members:

Main competition

* Wim Wenders, German filmmaker, writer and photographer – Jury president * Albert Serra, Spanish director * Kunizane Mizue, Japanese producer * Trần Thị Bích Ngọc, Vietnamese producer * Zhao Tao, Chinese actress and producer

Asian Future

* Markus Nornes, American Professor of Asian Cinema at

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– Jury president * Raymond Red, Filipino director * Takei Miyuki, Japansese President of Film Distribution Company MOVIOLA

Venues

The following 8 venues will host the festival screenings. * Marunouchi TOEI * Marunouchi Piccadilly * Hulic Hall Tokyo *

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Chanter * Kadokawa Cinema Yurakucho * Humantrust Cinema Yurakucho * Cine Switch Ginza

Official Selection

Competition

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

Asian Future

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.

Gala Selection

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

World Focus

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

Youth

The following films were selected for the Youth section.

Nippon Cinema Now

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

Animation

The following films were selected for the Animation section.

Japanese Classics

The following films were selected for the Japanese Classics section.

TIFF Series

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

Shoulders of Giants

The following fifteen films (all with their 4K digitally restored version) were selected for the "Shoulders of Giants" section, destined to honor the 120th Anniversary of Japanese director

Akira Kurosawa's Favorite Films

The following films were screened as a part of a section consisting of Japanese director

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favorite films.

Awards

The following awards were presented for the 36th edition: * Tokyo Grand Prix: ''

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'' by

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* Special Jury Prize: ''

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'' by Guy Nattiv,

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* Best Director: Kishi Yoshiyuki for ''(Ab)normal Desire'' * Best Actor: Yasna Mirtahmasb for ''Roxana'' * Best Actress:

for ''

'' * Best Artistic Confibution: ''A Long Shot'' by Gao Peng * Audience Award: ''(Ab)normal Desire'' by Kishi Yoshiyuki * Asian Future Best Film Award: ''Maria'' by Mahdi Asghari Azghadi * Amazon Prime Video Take One Award: ''Gone with the Wind'' by Yang Liping * Amazon Prime Video Take One Award Special Jury Prize: ''Be Prepared'' by Yasumura Emi

References

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