Tokyo Filmex has announced ten competition films for its 27th edition, scheduled for 20–29 November. Thailand’s 9 Temples to Heaven and Nepal’s Elephants in the Fog are among the selections. Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng joins the jury, while Maha Harada’s In My Father’s Room opens the festival and Anthony Chen’s We Are All Strangers closes it.
Tokyo Filmex, the film festival in Japan’s capital, has announced ten films for the competition at its 27th edition on 20–29 November. Four are debut features. Thailand’s Oscar submission 9 Temples to Heaven and Nepal’s Elephants in the Fog are included. Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng joins the three-member international jury, with the other jurors to be announced later.[1], [2]
Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s 9 Temples to Heaven follows a man taking his family on a temple tour after a fortune teller’s warning. Abinash Bikram Shah directed Elephants in the Fog, winner of the Jury Prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section. Venice selections include The Burning Giants, Big Little Things, A Bit of Light and Gu Shi. Yoon Dan-bi’s The World Before and John Torres’ The Remotes arrive from Toronto.[1]
Maha Harada’s directing debut In My Father’s Room opens the festival; Anthony Chen’s We Are All Strangers closes it, completing his Growing Up trilogy. Both are in the 12-film Special Screenings section, which also includes a restored version of Ann Hui’s The Story of Woo Viet. The announced programme totals 25 films across three sections. Screenings take place in Tokyo’s Yurakucho district, including Yurakucho Asahi Hall, Marunouchi Piccadilly and Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho.[1]
