US EditionChloé Zhao, Lee Sang-il To Receive Tokyo Film Festival’s Kurosawa Akira Award
The Kurosawa Akira Award honors filmmakers who have made significant cinematic contributions and are expected to influence the industry's future direction, as recognized by a distinguished selection committee.
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Chloé Zhao, Lee Sang-il To Receive Tokyo Film Festival’s Kurosawa Akira Award
Award-winning directors Chloé Zhao and Lee Sang-il will be the recipients of the 2025 Kurosawa Akira Award at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, which runs October 27-November 5. The award recognizes filmmakers who have already made waves in cinema and are expected to help guide the industry in the future. Last year’s recipients were Japanese filmmaker Sho Miyake, who recently scooped the Locarno Film Festival’s Golden Leopard for…
Chloé Zhao, Lee Sang-il to Receive Tokyo Film Festival’s Kurosawa Akira Award
The Tokyo International Film Festival has tapped two acclaimed directors from opposite sides of the Pacific for its Kurosawa Akira Award: Japan Academy Prize winner Lee Sang-il and Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao. The selection committee included veteran Japanese filmmaker Yamada Yoji alongside Narahashi Yoko, Kawamoto Saburo and TIFF programming director Ichiyama Shozo. For Lee, the […]
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