Tokyo Film Festival to Honor Mohammad Rasoulof and Mipo O With Kurosawa Akira Award

Directors Mohammad Rasoulof, O Mipo to Receive Kurosawa Akira Award at Tokyo Intl. Film Festival 2026

Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof and director O Mipo will be honoured with the Kurosawa Akira Award at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), reported Variety. Entertainment News | Directors Mohammad Rasoulof, O Mipo to Receive Kurosawa Akira Award at Tokyo Intl. Film Festival 2026.

Tokyo Film Festival to Honor Mohammad Rasoulof and Mipo O With Kurosawa Akira Award

'Alice in Borderland’ star Hayato Isomura will also lead the festival’s Ethical Film Award jury, choosing a winner from three nominated titles.

Iran’s Mohammad Rasoulof & Japanese-Korean Filmmaker Mipo O To Receive Kurosawa Akira Award At Tokyo Film Festival

Tokyo International Film Festival has announced that Japanese-Korean filmmaker Mipo O and Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof will be presented with the Kurosawa Akira Award at this year’s edition of the festival. The award is designed to recognize the legacy and ongoing influence of renowned auteurs and is presented to filmmakers who have “made waves in […]

Mohammad Rasoulof, O Mipo to Receive Tokyo Film Festival’s Kurosawa Akira Award

Mohammad Rasoulof and O Mipo will receive the Tokyo festival's Kurosawa Akira Award; Isomura Hayato heads the Ethical Film Award jury.

Tokyo Film Festival to Honor Mohammad Rasoulof and Mipo O

The Tokyo International Film Festival will honor filmmakers Mohammad Rasoulof and Mipo O with its Kurosawa Akira Award at the event’s 39th edition next month. Named for the Japanese master, the award recognizes directors whose work has made an impact on cinema and who are expected to help shape its future. It was revived in […]

Mipo O, Mohammad Rasoulof to receive Kurosawa Akira Award at ...

Isomura Hayato also named head of the festival’s Ethical Film Award jury.