25th Tokyo International Film Festival

The 25th annual Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) was held from October 20 to October 28, 2012.

25th Tokyo International Film Festival
Opening filmCirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
Closing filmTrouble with the Curve
LocationTokyo, Japan
Founded1985
Awards receivedThe Other Son
AwardsTokyo Sakura Grand Prix
Hosted byUNIJAPAN
Festival dateOctober 20, 2012 (2012-10-20) – October 28, 2012 (2012-10-28)
Website2012.tiff-jp.net/en/

Official selection

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Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Accession Michael J. Rix   South Africa
Araf - Somewhere in Between Yeşim Ustaoğlu   Turkey
  Germany
Atambua 39 Celsius Riri Riza   Indonesia
The Black Square 黒い四角 Hiroshi Okuhara   Japan
Feng Shui 万箭穿心 Wang Jing   China
Flashback Memories 3D フラッシュバックメモリーズ 3D Tetsuaki Matsue   Japan
Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt Margarethe von Trotta   Germany
A Hijacking Kapringen Tobias Lindholm   Denmark
Juvenile Offender 범죄소년 Kang Yi-kwan   South Korea
Nina Nina Elisa Fuksas   Italy
No NO Pablo Larraín   Chile
  United States
The Other Son Le fils de l'Autre Lorraine Lévy   France
Ship of Theseus Anand Gandhi   India
What Maisie Knew Scott McGehee
David Siegel
  United States
Yellow Nick Cassavetes   United States

Special screenings

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Andrew Adamson   United States
Trouble with the Curve Robert Lorenz   United States
Japan in a Day ジャパン イン ア デイ Philip Martin
Gaku Narita
  Japan
  United Kingdom
Skyfall Special Presentation: James Bond 50th Anniversary Sam Mendes   United Kingdom
  United States
Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 Stevan Riley   United Kingdom
Aokigahara 青木ヶ原 Taku Shinjo   Japan
Argo Ben Affleck   United States
The Woman in Black James Watkins   United Kingdom
  Canada
  Sweden
Crow's Thumb カラスの親指 by rule of CROW's thumb Tadafumi Ito   Japan
Garo and the Wailing Dragon (tentative) 牙狼〈GARO〉〜蒼哭ノ魔竜〜 Keita Amemiya   Japan
G'mor evian! グッモーエビアン! Toru Yamamoto   Japan
KON-SHIN 渾身 KON-SHIN Yoshinari Nishikori   Japan
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Lasse Hallström   United Kingdom
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship すーちゃん まいちゃん さわ子さん Osamu Minorikawa   Japan
My Departure 旅の贈りもの 明日へ Tetsu Maeda   Japan
A Terminal Trust 終の信託 Masayuki Suo   Japan
Tug of War! 綱引いちゃった! Nobuo Mizuta   Japan
The Floating Castle のぼうの城 Isshin Inudo
Shinji Higuchi
  Japan
Farewell, My Queen Les Adieux à la Reine Benoît Jacquot   France
  Spain
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden   United Kingdom
  United States
  United Arab Emirates
A Story of Yonosuke 横道世之介 Shuichi Okita   Japan
Red Lights Rodrigo Cortés   United States
  Spain

†: 12 minutes

Winds of Asia-Middle East

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†: Nominated for "Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award"

Film Panorama of Asia-Middle East

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Perfect Game 퍼펙트게임 Park Hee-gon   South Korea
Doomsday Book 인류멸망보고서 Kim Jee-woon
Yim Pil-sung
  South Korea
Sleepless Night 잠못드는밤 Jang Kun-jae   South Korea
Full Circle 飞越老人院 Zhang Yang   China
Don't Expect Praises 有人赞美聪慧,有人则不 Yang Jin   China
  South Korea
Love in the Buff 春嬌與志明 Pang Ho-cheung   Hong Kong
  China
Floating City†† 浮城 Yim Ho   Hong Kong
The Soul of Bread 愛的麺包魂 Kao Pin-chuan
Lin Chun-yang
  Taiwan
Touch of the Light 逆光飛翔 Chang Jung-chi   Taiwan
  Hong Kong
  China
Sweetheart Chocolate 甜心巧克力
スイートハート・チョコレート
Tetsuo Shinohara   China
  Japan
I Carried You Home Padang Besar Tongpong Chantarangkul   Thailand
Bwakaw Jun Robles Lana   Philippines
Agneepath Karan Malhotra   India
Him, Here After Ini Avan Asoka Handagama   Sri Lanka
Lifeline Galoogah Mohammad Ebrahim Moayyeri   Iran
Night of Silence Lal Gece Reis Çelik   Turkey
Student Студент Darezhan Omirbaev   Kazakhstan

††: Floating City was cancelled.[1]

Indonesian Express: Nugroho, Edwin and Riza

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Soegija Garin Nugroho   Indonesia
The Blindfold Mata Tertutup Garin Nugroho   Indonesia
Postcards from the Zoo Kebun Binatang Edwin   Indonesia
  Germany
  Hong Kong
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly Babi Buta Yang Ingin Terbang Edwin   Indonesia
The Rainbow Troops Laskar Pelangi Riri Riza   Indonesia
SANThe Dreamer Sang Pemimpi Riri Riza   Indonesia

Discovering Asian Cinema: Golden Slumbers of the Cambodian film history

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Golden Slumbers Le Sommeil d'or Davy Chou   France
  Cambodia
Peov Chouk Sor Tea Lim Koun   Cambodia
The Snake Man ពស់កេងកង Puos Keng Kang Tea Lim Koun   Cambodia

Japanese Eyes

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Where Does Love Go? Tentatively Titled 愛のゆくえ(仮) Bunyo Kimura   Japan
Akaboshi あかぼし Ryohei Yoshino   Japan
Chasing Santa Claus サンタクロースをつかまえて Hiroki Iwabuchi   Japan
GFP Bunny GFP BUNNY─タリウム少女のプログラム─ Yutaka Tsuchiya   Japan
Last Days of Summer 少女と夏の終わり Tomomi Ishiyama   Japan
Our Night is Not Long NOT LONG, AT NIGHT 夜はながくない Shoji Toyama   Japan
Kuro Hanabanareni (はなればなれに) Daisuke Shimote   Japan
Since Then あれから Makoto Shinozaki   Japan
Something Wicked Comes Over the Wall 何かが壁を越えてくる Norio Enomoto   Japan
The Town of Whales くじらのまち Keiko Tsuruoka   Japan
United Red Army 実録・連合赤軍 あさま山荘への道程 Kōji Wakamatsu   Japan

†: Director Koji Wakamatsu Memorial Screening.

World Cinema

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Dormant Beauty Bella Addormentata Marco Bellocchio   Italy
  France
Here and There Aquí y allá Antonio Méndez Esparza   Spain
  United States
  Mexico
The Impossible J. A. Bayona   Spain
  United States
Journal de France Journal de France Raymond Depardon
Claudine Nougaret
  France
A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman Bill Jones
Ben Timlett
Jeff Simpson
  United Kingdom
Post Tenebras Lux Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas   Mexico
  France
  Germany
  Netherlands
Reality Matteo Garrone   Italy
  France
Side by Side - The Science, Art, and Impact of Digital Cinema Chris Kenneally   United States
Something in the Air Après mai Olivier Assayas   France
Spring Breakers Harmony Korine   United States
Strutter Kurt Voss
Allison Anders
  United States
Thursday Till Sunday De jueves a domingo Dominga Sotomayor   Chile
  Netherlands

Natural TIFF

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Bestiaire Denis Côté   Canada
  France
The Island President Jon Shenk   United States
Last Call at the Oasis Jessica Yu   United States
The Last Shepherd L'Ultimo Pastore Marco Bonfanti   Italy
No Business like Show Business Die Wiesenberger - No Business like Show Business Bernard Weber
Martin Schilt
   Switzerland
Trashed Candida Brady   United Kingdom
Facing Animals Jan van Ijken   Netherlands
Himself He Cooks Valérie Berteau
Philippe Witjes
  Belgium

Miscellaneous

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Special Presentation

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Raymond Chow Special All Night Screening
Police Story 警察故事 Jackie Chan   Hong Kong
Mr. Vampire 疆屍先生 Ricky Lau   Hong Kong
The Cannonball Run Hal Needham   United States
Special Midnight Screening for the President of Jury : Corman's Way
Von Richthofen and Brown Roger Corman   United States
Piranha Joe Dante   United States
Monster: Humanoids from the deep Barbara Peeters   United States

TIFF in Nihombashi

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Bridge of Japan Nihombashi (日本橋) Kon Ichikawa   Japan
Judge and Thief 怪盗と判官 Bin Kato   Japan
Pathfinder of the Sky An Architect's Life/Story of Morin Kaku 空を拓く〜建築家・郭茂林という男〜 Atsuko Sakai   Japan
MIS -Human Secret Weapon- 二つの祖国で・日系陸軍情報部 Junichi Suzuki   Japan
  United States
The Naked Island 裸の島 Kaneto Shindo   Japan
Death of a Japanese Salesman Ending Note (エンディングノート) Mami Sunada   Japan

Minato Screening

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries
Minato Screening Program A
Julian Matthew Moore   Australia
Komaneko -The First Step- Tsuneo Gōda   Japan
Gus Andrew Martin   Australia
Floyd the Android Jonathan Lyons   United States
Pishto Goes Away Sonya Kendel   Russia
Corrida Janis Cimermanis   Latvia
Colored Pencil Alice Gomes   Brazil
Minato Screening Program B
Kauwboy Boudewijn Koole   Netherlands
Floyd the Android Jonathan Lyons   United States
Minato Screening Program C
Ernest & Celestine Ernest et Célestine Benjamin Renner
Stéphane Aubier
Vincent Patar
  France

†: Short film

Bunka-Cho Film Awards

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Iyasumonotoshite - The Postwar History of Rural Medical Services 医す者として〜映像と証言で綴る農村医療の戦後史〜 Masayoshi Suzuki   Japan
Never Let Me Go 隣る人 Kazuya Tachikawa   Japan
Living the Silent Spring 沈黙の春を生きて Masako Sakata   Japan

Allied-events

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  • Bunka-Cho Film Week 2012
  • U. S. -Japan Film Academy
  • Tokyo International Women's Film Festival
  • TIFF / Tohoku project - Japan in a Day, a single strong step which links us to the future through "The Power of Films, Now!"
  • Symposium on Motion-Picture Filming
  • The Forest of the Asian Cinema
  • Masayuki Suo Film Festival
  • Korean Cinema Week 2012
  • Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia "Focus on Asia" & Workshop
  • China Film Week in Tokyo 2012
  • Future Line-up Collection of Tokyo International Film Festival
  • Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival 2012
  • Polish Film Festival in Japan 2012
  • CineGrid@TIFF 2012
  • Economic Contribution of the Japanese Film and Television Broadcast Industry
  • Regional Cooperation between Hong Kong and Japan
  • JFC Locations Fair 2012
  • Green Energy Festa in TIFF

Awards

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Competition
  • Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix - The Other Son by Lorraine Lévy
  • Special Jury Prize - Juvenile Offender by Kang Yi-kwan
  • Award for Best Director - Lorraine Lévy for The Other Son
  • Award for Best Actress - Neslihan Atagül for Araf - Somewhere in Between
  • Award for Best Actor - Seo Young-ju for Juvenile Offender
  • Award for Best Artistic Contribution - Ship of Theseus (Director of Photography: Pankaj Kumar)
  • The Audience Award - Flashback Memories 3D by Tetsuaki Matsue
Toyota Earth Grand Prix
  • Grand Prix - Himself He Cooks by Valerie Berteau and Philippe Witjes
  • Special Jury Prize - Trashed by Candida Brady
Winds of Asia-Middle East
Japanese Eyes
TIFF Special Appreciation Award

Juries

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Competition

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Winds of Asia-Middle East

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  • Harumi Nakayama, Japanese cinema journalist
  • Koichi Kawakami, Japanese director of photography
  • Lim Kah Wai, Malaysian director

Japanese Eyes

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  • Kyoichiro Murayama, Japanese critic
  • Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Japanese director
  • Genki Kawamura, Japanese producer

Toyota Earth Grand Prix

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  • Yukichi Shinada, Japanese critic
  • Masako, Japanese model and actress
  • Tatsumi Yoda, Chairman of Tokyo International Film Festival

References

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  1. ^ Tokyo International Film Festival (25 September 2012). "Cancellation of "Floating City" in the Winds of Asia-Middle East Section". 25th Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
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