2009 (22nd) Tokyo International Film Festival

Profile

• Film Festival: Tokyo International Film Festival
• Edition: 22nd
• Period:, October 17 - 25, 2009
• Location: Tokyo, Japan

Awards

• Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix: "Eastern Plays" - Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria)
• Special Jury Prize: "Rabia" - Sebastián Cordero (Spain)
• Award for Best Director: Kamen Kalev ("Eastern Plays")
• Award for Best Actress: Julie Gayet ("Eight Times Up")
• Award for Best Actor: Christo Christov ("Eastern Plays")
• The Audience Award: "The Trotsky" - Jacob Tierney (Canada)
• Toyota Earth Grand Prix: "Wolf" - Nicholas Vanier
• Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award: "A Brand New Life" - Ounie Lecomte (France/South Korea)
• Special Contribution Award: Yasmin Ahmad
• Special Mention: "I Saw the Sun" - Mahsun Kırmızıgül (Turkey)
• Japanese Eyes: Best Picture Award "Live Tape" - Tetsuaki Matsue (Japan)

Film Listings

Competition

• "Acacia" - Jinsei Tsuji (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Heaven Eternal, Earth Everlasting" - Fangfang Li (China) * World Premiere
• "Manila Skies" - Raymond Red (Philippines) * World Premiere
• "Snowfall in Taipei" - Jianqi Huo (Taiwan) * World Premiere
• "The Dark House" - Wojtek Smarzowski (Poland) * International Premiere
• "Eastern Plays" - Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria) * Asian Premiere
• "Eight Times Up" - Xabi Molia (France) * Asian Premiere
• "Optical Illusions" - Cristián Jiménez (Chile/Portugal/France) * Asian Premiere
• "Rabia" - Sebastián Cordero (Spain) * Asian Premiere
• "Road, Movie" - Dev Benegal (India) * Asian Premiere
• "Southern District" - Juan Carlos Valdiv (Bolivia) * World Premiere
• "Staten Island" - James DeMonaco (USA) * International Premiere
• "Stories" - Mario Iglesias (Spain) * International Premiere
• "Ten Winters" - Valerio Mieli (Italy) * International Premiere
• "The Trotsky" - Jacob Tierney (Canada) * International Premiere

Special Screenings

• "Yona Yona Penguin" - Rintaro (Japan)
• "My Rainy Days" - Yuri Kantake (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Chasing My Girl" - Yuichi Fukuda (Japan)
• "Feel the Wind" - Sumio Omori (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Go Find a Psychic!" - Katsuyuki Motohiro (Japan) * World Premiere
• "It's On Me" - Yoshimitsu Morita (Japan) * World Premeire
• "E.YAZAWA ROCK" - (Japan) * World Premiere
• "I Give My First Love to You" - Takehiko Shinjo (Japan)
• "Sideways" - Cellin Gluck (Japan)
• "Zero Focus" - Isshin Inudou (Japan) * World Premiere
• "SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda" - Osamu Minorikawa (Japan) * World Premiere
• "The Laughing Policeman" - Haruki Kadokawa (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Oceans" - Jacques Perrin (France) * World Premiere
• "The Rebound " - Bart Freundlich (USA)
• "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" - Niels Arden Oplev (Sweden)
• "REC2" - (Spain) * Asian Premiere
• "SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK" - Charlie Kaufman (USA)
• "UP" - Pete Docter (USA)
• "Drag Me To Hell" - Sam Raimi (USA)
• "Push" - Paul McGuigan (USA)

Winds of Asia - Middle East

• "Lifting King Kong" - Keon-hong Park (South Korea)
• "Like You Know It All" - Sang-soo Hong (South Korea)
• "A Brand New Life" - Ounie Lecomte (France/South Korea)
• "Chengdu, I Love You" - various (China)
• "Wheat" - Ping He (China)
• "Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg" - Jeffrey Lau (Hong Kong)
• "Taipei 24H" - various (Taiwan)
• "Yang Yang" - Yu-Chieh Cheng (Taiwan)
• "At the End of Daybreak" - Yuhang Ho (Malaysia)
• "The Blue Mansion" - Glen Goei (Singapore)
• "Best in Time" - Youngyooth Thongkonthun (Thailand) * Asian Premiere
• "Colorum" - Jobin Ballesteros (Philippines) * International Premiere
• "Talentime" - Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia) * In Memory of Yasmin Ahmad
• "The Convert" - Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia) * In Memory of Yasmin Ahmad
• "Rain Dogs" - Yuhang Ho (Malaysia) * In Memory of Yasmin Ahmad
• "Night and Fog" - Ann Hui (Hong Kong) * Ann Hui: Now & Then
• "The Way We Are' - Ann Hui (Hong Kong) * Ann Hui: Now & Then
• "Luck by Chance" - Zoya Akhtar (India)
• "Shirin" - Abbas Kiarostami (Iran)
• "The Book of Law" - Maziar Miri (Iran)
• "Whisper with the Wind" - Shahram Alidi (Iran)
• "I Saw the Sun" - Mahsun Kırmızıgül (Turkey) * World Premiere
• "The Time that Remains" - Elia Suleiman (France)
• "A History of Israeli Cinema: Part 1" - Raphael Nadjari (Israel)
• "A History of Israeli Cinema: Part 2" - Raphael Nadjari (Israel)
• "Jeonju Digital Project 2009: Visitors" - various (Korea/Japan/Philippines)
• "Alexandria... Why?" - Youssef Chahine (Egypt)
• "An Egyptian Story" - Youssef Chahine (Egypt)
• "Alexandria, Again and Forever" - Youssef Chahine (Egypt)
• "Alexandria... New York" - Youssef Chahine (Egypt)
• "Justified Betrayal" - Khaled Youssef (Egypt)
• "Hassan and Morkos + Bitter Right" - various (Egypt)

Japan Eyes

• "Our Brief Eternity" - Takuya Fukushima (Japan) * World Premiere
• "To Walk Beside You" - Yuya Ishii (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Jungle-House Three-Farts / Sanpei Hayashiya" - Toshiyuki Mizutani (Japan) * World Premiere
• "The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant" - Tetsuo Shinohara (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Palm of the Hand Stories" - various (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Tochka" - Hiroyuki Matsumura (Japan) * World Premiere
• "If Blessed" - Kite Okachimachi (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Live Tape" - Tetsuaki Matsue (Japan) * World Premiere

Image Gallery

Opening Ceremony TIFF