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 […]
Chloé Zhao, Lee Sang-il to Receive Tokyo Film Festival’s Kurosawa Akira Award
