OVERVIEW

TIFF was moved to the autumn this year. The International Competition section was also introduced, a foundational event which established it as an international film festival. The festival opened with Kon Ichikawa's Princess from the Moon and closed with Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, a lineup that proved symbolic of the festival's emphasis on filmmaking in Japan and the rest of Asia. A major collaboration venture of TIFF was "The Best of Asia Pacific Films" featuring films from as far west as Iran and as far south as Australia and New Zealand. This project sought to identify cinematic and cultural regions of the world according to its oceans as opposed to its landmasses.
This year marked Hollywood's centenary and many stars from the United States were invited to Tokyo. It was entirely appropriate that Good Morning, Babylon by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, made in homage to D. W. Griffith, was chosen for a special screening. The opening ceremonies were distinguished by the presence of Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess (present Emperor and Empress) as well as Elia Kazan and his wife, June Allyson and her husband David Ashrow, Nagisa Oshima, the husband and wife combination of Masahiro Shinoda and Shima Iwashita, and Akira Kurosawa.

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1. Directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani brothers attend a screening of Good Morning, Babylon. 2. Director Brian De Palma of The Untouchables explains about his camera to Akira Kurosawa? 3. Great actress June Allyson meets director Lee Chang-ho and actress Lee Bo-hee from The Man with Three Coffins. 4. Image of Marilyn Monroe, in memory of 25th anniversary of her death, on the wall of Shibuya109. 5. Actress Keiko Kishi shows up at a party.

Awards

International Competition Total number of applications: 158 films from 39 countries / regions

Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award

Old Well / Director: Wu Tian-ming

Special Jury Prize

Housekeeping / Director: Bill Forsyth

Best Director Award

Lana Gogoberidze / Turnover

Best Actress Award

Rachel Ward / The Good Wife

Best Actor Award

Zhang Yimou / Old Well

Best Artistic Contribution Award

Director: John Boorman / Hope and Glory

Best Screenplay Award

Bill Forsyth / Housekeeping

Special Achievement Award

Director: John Huston / The Dead

Young Cinema Competition Total number of applications: 459 films from 42 countries / regions

Sakura Gold Award - The Governor of Tokyo Award

The Kitchen Toto / Director: Harry Hook

Sakura Silver Award

Sweet Lorraine / Director: Steve Gomer

FIPRESCI Award

FIPRESCI Award

The Man with Three Coffins / Director: Lee Chang-ho

FIPRESCI (Special Award)

Old Well / Director: Wu Tian-ming

Juries

International Competition

President of the Jury

Gregory Peck (Actor)

Jury

Alan Bergman (Lyricist)

Claude Berri (Director)

Dyan Cannon (Actress)

Alan Parker (Director)

Mrinal Sen (Director)

Karen Shakhnazarov (Director)

Masahiro Shinoda (Director)

Naoki Togawa (Film Critic)

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