The 35th Tokyo International Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 24 October to 2 November 2022. American writer-director Julie Taymor served as jury president. 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.
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.
The festival opened with Fragments of the Last Will directed by Takahisa Zeze and closed with Living directed by Oliver Hermanus.
Juries
Main Competition Julie Taymor, American director and writer Shim Eun-kyung, South Korean actress João Pedro Rodrigues, Portuguese director Katsumi Yanagishima, Japanese cinematographer Marie-Christine de Navacelle, French cultural curator and film programmer
Asian Futures 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
Competition 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 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 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 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 PackMaid La JauríaCamarera de Piso Andrés Ramírez PulidoLucrecia Martel Colombia, FranceMexico, 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 DaysLightThe Moon and the TreeThe Night Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan Walking on WaterJourney 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 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 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 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 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 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
Competition Tokyo Grand Prix: The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen Special Jury Prize: World War III by Houman Seyyedi Award for Best Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen for The Beasts Award for Best Actress: Aline Küppenheim for 1976 Award for Best Actor: Denis Ménochet for The Beasts Award for Best Artistic Contribution: Peacock Lament by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara The Audience Award: by the window by Rikiya Imaizumi
Asian Future Asian Future Best Film Award: Butterflies Live Only One Day by Mohammadreza Vatandoust
Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime Achievement Award: Teruyo Nogami
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