25th Tokyo International Film Festival

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25th Tokyo International Film Festival
Opening film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
Closing film Trouble with the Curve
Location Tokyo, 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)
Website 2012.tiff-jp.net/en/

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

Contents

Official selection

Competition

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

Special screenings

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

†: 12 minutes

Winds of Asia-Middle East

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

Film Panorama of Asia-Middle East

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

††: Floating City was cancelled. [1]

Indonesian Express: Nugroho, Edwin and Riza

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country/countries
Soegija †— Garin Nugroho Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
The BlindfoldMata Tertutup Garin Nugroho Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Postcards from the Zoo †Kebun Binatang Edwin Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly Babi Buta Yang Ingin Terbang Edwin Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
The Rainbow Troops Laskar Pelangi Riri Riza Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
SANThe DreamerSang Pemimpi Riri Riza Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia

Discovering Asian Cinema: Golden Slumbers of the Cambodian film history

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country/countries
Golden SlumbersLe Sommeil d'or Davy Chou Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
Peov Chouk Sor — Tea Lim Koun Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
The Snake Man ពស់កេងកងPuos Keng Kang Tea Lim Koun Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia

Japanese Eyes

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

†: Director Koji Wakamatsu Memorial Screening.

World Cinema

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

Natural TIFF

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

Miscellaneous

Special Presentation

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

TIFF in Nihombashi

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country/countries
Bridge of JapanNihombashi (日本橋) Kon Ichikawa Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Judge and Thief怪盗と判官 Bin Kato Flag of Japan.svg 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 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
MIS -Human Secret Weapon-二つの祖国で・日系陸軍情報部 Junichi Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Flag of the United States.svg United States
The Naked Island 裸の島 Kaneto Shindo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Death of a Japanese Salesman Ending Note (エンディングノート) Mami Sunada Flag of Japan.svg Japan

Minato Screening

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

†: Short film

Bunka-Cho Film Awards

English titleOriginal titleDirector(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 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Never Let Me Go隣る人 Kazuya Tachikawa Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Living the Silent Spring沈黙の春を生きて Masako Sakata Flag of Japan.svg Japan

Allied-events

Awards

Competition
Toyota Earth Grand Prix
Winds of Asia-Middle East
Japanese Eyes
TIFF Special Appreciation Award

Juries

Competition

Winds of Asia-Middle East

Japanese Eyes

Toyota Earth Grand Prix

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References

  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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