TIFF is pleased to announce 2 titles for the 23rd TIFF WORLD CINEMA!

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, WORLD CINEMA section films
The Ghost Writer

© 2010 SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams
2009 / Germany


Winter's Bone

Director: Debra Granik
Original Novel: Daniel Woodrell
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan
2010 / USA

Check here for the other 23rd TIFF screening films.
List of films that will be screened at the 23rd TIFF are HERE!!

Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
Available at Ticket PIA and LAWSON Ticket (Japanese only)
*For non-Japanese speakers, please refer to our English website for instruction of purchasing the tickets. Ticketing information and our program schedule will be available around end of September.

TIFF is pleased to announce 4 foreign films for the 23rd TIFF Special Screenings section.
The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Special Screenings films (Japanese alphabetical order)

Countdown to Zero
Team from "An Inconvenient Truth" investigates nuclear arms.

©2010 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT DOCUMENTARY, LLC.
Director: Lucy Walker
Cast: Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Tony Blair
Distributer: Paramount Pictures Japan
2010 / USA
Countdown to Zero Official Website: www.to-zero.jp (Japanese site)

THE CRAZIES
Your friends, family, lover–all go crazy only from a drink of water.

©2010 Overture Films, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Director: Breck Eisner
Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson
Distributer: Showgate Inc.
2010 / USA
THE CRAZIES Official Website: crazies.jp (Japanese site)


POTICHE
A heart-warming story, created by the team of "8 Women."

©Mandarin Cinema 2010
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Fabrice Luchini, Gérard Depardieu
Distributer: GAGA Corporation
2010 / France


STONE
Crime suspense, featuring an incredible ensemble of stars.

©2010 STONEBURGH PRODUCTION,INC.
Director: John Curran
Cast: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich
Distributer: NIKKATSU Corporation
2010 / USA
STONE Official Website: www.stone-movie.com (Japanese site)
*The screening schedule will be announced around end of September.


Check here for the other 23rd TIFF screening films.
List of films that will be screened at the 23rd TIFF are HERE!!

Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
Available at Ticket PIA and LAWSON Ticket (Japanese only)
*For non-Japanese speakers, please refer to our English website for instruction of purchasing the tickets. Ticketing information and our program schedule will be available around end of September.

The 23rd TIFF, Special Screenings Updates

A special image version, TRON: LEGACY 3D Special Presentation will be on screen at the 23rd TIFF in advance to Japan nationwide release on December 17 2010. This version includes some images that have not released anywhere in the world!
*This screening will be BY INVITATION ONLY.

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Special Screenings film
TRON: LEGACY 3D Special Presentation
Mankind will finally discover 3D experience of the future.

© Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios,Japan
2010 / USA
TRON: LEGACY Official Website:
www.disney.co.jp/tron (Japanese site)

Check here for the other 23rd TIFF screening films.
List of films that will be screened at the 23rd TIFF are HERE!!

TIFF is pleased to announce 4 Japanese titles for the 23rd TIFF Special Screenings section!
Unique films are lined up this year. Don't let the chance pass you by!

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Special Screenings films (Japanese alphabetical order)
Into the White Night (Working Title)
Based on the best selling novel by Keigo Higashino.

© 2011 "Byakuyako" Film Partners
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Original Novel: Keigo Higashino
Cast: Maki Horikita, Kengo Kora, Eiichiro Funakoshi
Distributer: GAGA Corporation
2010 / Japan
Into the White Night Official Website: byakuyako.gaga.ne.jp (Japanese site)


Abacus and Sword
A samurai sustained his family with abacus instead of sword.

©2010 "Abacus And Sword" Film Partners
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
Original Novel: Michifumi Isoda
Cast: Masato Sakai, Yukie Nakama
Distributer: ASMIK ACE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. / Shochiku Co., Ltd.
2010 / Japan
Abacus and Sword Official Website: www.bushikake.jp (Japanese site)


Swing Me Again
Is there anything you have to accomplish in your life?

© 2010 SMA Film Partners
Director: Toshi Shioya
Original Novel / Screenplay: Jyunichi Yagi
Cast: Ryohei Suzuki, MINJI, Ichiro Zaitsu
Distributer: GAGA Corporation
2010 / Japan
Swing Me Again Official Website: futatabi.gaga.ne.jp (Japanese site)


STRANGERS IN THE CITY
Winner of the Best Mystery Novel 1992 adapted to the screen!

©2010 STRANGERS IN THE CITY Production Committee
Director: Junji Sakamoto
Original Novel: Tatsuo Shimizu
Cast: Toru Nakamura, Manami Konishi, Nao Minamisawa
Distributer: TOEI COMPANY,LTD
2010 / Japan
STRANGERS IN THE CITY Official Website: www.yukizuri.jp (Japanese site)

*The screening schedule will be announced around end of September.

Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
Available at Ticket PIA and LAWSON Ticket (Japanese only)
*For non-Japanese speakers, please refer to our English website for instruction of purchasing the tickets. Ticketing information and our program schedule will be available around end of September.

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will hold a special-focus screening of six films by a new generation of Taiwanese directors that has risen following the golden age of the great masters Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tsai Ming-liang, and Edward Yang. This special screening entitled, "Taiwanese Cinema Renaissance 2010: New Breeze of the Rising Generation", will be part of the festival's Winds of Asia Middle-East section.
*Additional title will be announced shortly.

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Winds of Asia
"Taiwanese Cinema Renaissance: New Breeze of the Rising Generation"
Co-Organizer: Taipei Film Commission, Government Information Office and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan

Screening Films:
The Fourth Portrait (2010)
Lonely boy draws potraits to face his true self.

Director: Mong-Hong Chung
Cast: Xiao-hai Bi, Lei Hao, Leon Dai


Juliets (2010)
"Juliet" Ensemble of Three Love Stories…

©Khan Entertainment Co., LTD.
Director: Hou Chi-jan / Shen Ko-shang / Chen Yu-hsun
Cast: Vivian Hsu, Wang Po-chieh / Lee Chien-na, River Huang / Kang Kang, Liang He-chun


Let the Wind Carry Me (2009)
Mark Lee's achievements.of imageries

Director: Kwan Pun-leung, Chiang Hsiu-chiung
Cast: Mark Lee
Let the Wind Carry Me Official Website: www.letthewindcarryme.com


Taipei Exchanges (2010)
Exotic tales to fulfill your dreams and warm your hearts..

©BIT Production
Director: Hsiao Ya-chuan
Cast: Gwei Lun-mei, Chang Han, Zaizai Lin
Taipei Exchanges Official Website: www.taipeiexchanges.com


Zoom Hunting (2009)
Reality surpasses your most sensual imagination…

©2010 OCEAN DEEP FILMS
Director: Cho Li
Cast: Ning Chang, Zhu Zhi-ying, Wen Sheng-hao


*The screening schedule will be announced around end of September.
Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
Available at Ticket PIA and LAWSON Ticket (Japanese only)
*For non-Japanese speakers, please refer to our English website for instruction of purchasing the tickets. Ticketing information and our program schedule will be available around end of September.

TIFF is thrilled to announce the four 3D movies which will be shown at the 23rd TIFF Special Screenings!

This year's line-up will boast Tiff's highest varieties of 3D films count in it's history.!

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Special Screenings films are as follows.
The Singing Hitman!
Highly entertaining comedy with spice of singing and dancing.

© BAMBOO PICTURES Inc.
Director: Takashi Takahata

Cast: Masao Kusakari, Yoka Wao, Kurodo Maki
*No English subtitles
Distributer: CRUISE Co.,Ltd
2010 / Japan



Despicable Me
No.1 opening in U.S.A.! Eye-popping Real 3-D attraction movie

©2010 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Director: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
Voice: Tsurube Shofukutei, Mana Ashida, Koichi Yamadera
*Japanese dubbed version will be shown with no English subtitles
Distributer: Toho-Towa Company, Ltd.
2010 / USA
Despicable Me Official Website: www.tsukidorobou.jp (Japanese site)


GARO-RED REQUIEM
GARO, unleashed to the Makai world in 3D!

©2010 KEITA AMEMIYA / TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATION
Director: Keita Amemiya
Cast: Ryosei Konishi, Mary Matsuyama, Yousuke Saitou

Distributer: TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATION / GO CINEMA, Inc.
2010 / Japan
GARO-RED REQUIEM Official Website: www.garo-3dmovie.jp (Japanese site)


Shrek Forever After
Good Bye Shrek. Good Bye Far Far Away.

TM&©2010 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C. All Rights Reserved.
Director: Mike Mitchell
Voice: Masatoshi Hamada, Koichi Yamadera, Norika Fujiwara
*Japanese dubbed version will be shown with no English subtitles.
Distributer: Paramount Pictures Japan
2010 / USA
Shrek Forever After Official Website: www.shrek-forever.jp (Japanese site)


*The screening schedule will be announced around end of September.

Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
Available at Ticket PIA and LAWSON Ticket (Japanese only)
*For non-Japanese speakers, please refer to our English website for instruction of purchasing the tickets. Ticketing information and our program schedule will be available around end of September.

TIFF is pleased to announce 3 titles for the 23rd TIFF Competition section.

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Competition section films
And Peace on Earth

Director: Matteo Botrugno, Daniele Coluccini
2010 / Italy
Official Website: www.etinterrapax.com(Italy)


The Piano in a Factory

Director: Zhang Meng
2010 / China


Zephyr

© FiLMiK / FC ISTANBUL, 2010 TURKEY
Director: Belma Bas
2010 / Turkey

*The screening schedule will be announced around end of September.

Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
Available at Ticket PIA and LAWSON Ticket (Japanese only)
*For non-Japanese speakers, please refer to our English website for instruction of purchasing the tickets. Ticketing information and our program schedule will be available around end of September.

TIFF is pleased to announce that Sketches of Kaitan City will be shown at the 23rd TIFF Competition section, starting October 23 2010.

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Competition section films
Sketches of Kaitan City
World Premiere

© 2010 Yasushi Sato/"Sketches of Kaitan City" Production Committee
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Original Novel: Yasushi Sato
Cast: Mitsuki Tanimura, Ryo Kase, Kaoru Kobayashi, Kaho Minami
*The screening schedule will be announced around end of September.
Distributor: Slow Learner inc.
2010 / Japan
Sketches of Kaitan City Official Website:
www.cinemairis.com/kaitanshi/(Japanese site)

Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
Available at Ticket PIA and LAWSON Ticket (Japanese only)
*For non-Japanese speakers, please refer to our English website for instruction of purchasing the tickets. Ticketing information and our program schedule will be available at end of September.

Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will commemorate Bruce Lee, the king of Asian action movies, with a showing of selected movies as part of the festival's Winds of Asia Middle-East section. This special tribute entitled "The 70th Anniversary: Bruce LEE to the Future", will screen Bruce Lee's most successful film "Enter the Dragon," and his last film, "Game of Death" (the rare version that was distributed in Japan in 1978), as well as exciting Asian films that pay homage to Bruce Lee, who continues to inspire filmmakers around the world more than 30 years after his death.

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Winds of Asia
"The 70th Anniversary: Bruce LEE to the Future"
*Additional titles will be announced shortly.
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Director: Robert Clouse


Game of Death (1978)
Director: Robert Clouse
This is the rare version that was distributed in Japan in 1978.

Game of Death (1978)©1993 STAR TV Filmed Entertainment (HK) Limited. All Rights Reserved.


Gallants (2010)
Director: Derek Kwok, Clement Cheng

Gallants (2010)© Focus Films Limited


The Legend is Alive (2008)
Director: Luu Huynh Luu
Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
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TIFF is pleased to announce that DAYBREAKERS will be shown at the 23rd TIFF Special Screenings.

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Special Screenings films
DAYBREAKERS
In the near future, we will be hunted and farmed…

©2008 Lionsgate and Paradise Pty Limited, Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited and Pacific Film and Television Commission Pty Limited.
Director: Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill
*The screening schedule will be announced around end of September.
Distributor: Broadmedia Studios Corporation
2008 / Australia - USA
DAYBREAKERS Official Website:
http://www.daybreakers-movie.jp/(Japanese site)

Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
Available at Ticket PIA and LAWSON Ticket (Japanese only)
*For non-Japanese speakers, please refer to our English website for instruction of purchasing the tickets. Ticketing information and our program schedule will be available around end of September.