# 35th Tokyo International Film Festival

The 35th Tokyo International Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 24 October to 2 November 2022. American writer-director Julie Taymor served as jury president. With The Beasts winning the Tokyo Grand Prix, the festival's top prize, Rodrigo Sorogoyen became the second Spanish director to achieve the prize, after Alejandro Amenábar in 1998.
The official poster for the festival was created by fashion designer Koshino Junko and is intended to represent "the theme of leaping forward" and the "creative explosion" in the film and fashion industries after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The festival opened with Fragments of the Last Will directed by Takahisa Zeze and closed with Living directed by Oliver Hermanus.

## Juries
### Main Competition

* Julie Taymor, American director and writer
* Shim Eun-kyung, South Korean actress
* João Pedro Rodrigues, Portuguese director
* Katsumi Yanagishima, Japanese cinematographer
* Marie-Christine de Navacelle, French cultural curator and film programmer

### Asian Futures

* Ayako Saito, Japanese professor at Meiji Gakuin University and president of the Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences
* Soros Sukhum, Thai producer
* Akihiro Nishizawa, Japanese general manager of Tokyo Theatres Company

## Official Selection
### Competition

The following films were selected to compete for the Tokyo Grand Prix.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| 1976 | 1976 | Manuela Martelli | Chile, Argentina |
| Ashkal | Ashkal | Youssef Chebbi | Tunisia, France |
| by the window | 窓辺にて | Rikiya Imaizumi | Japan |
| Glorious Ashes | Tro Tàn Rực Rỡ | Bui Thac Chuyen | Vietnam, France, Singapore |
| Kaymak | Kaymak | Milcho Manchevski | North Macedonia, Denmark, Netherlands, Croatia |
| Life | Жизнь | Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan |
| Manticore | Manticora | Carlos Vermut | Spain |
| Mountain Woman | 山女 | Takeshi Fukunaga | Japan, United States |
| Peacock Lament | Peacock Lament | Sanjeewa Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka, Italy |
| Tel Aviv/Beirut | Tel Aviv Beyrouth | Michale Boganim | Cyprus, France, Germany |
| The Beasts | As bestas | Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Spain, France |
| The Fabulous Ones | Le favolose | Roberta Torre | Italy |
| This Is What I Remember | Эсимде | Aktan Arym Kubat | Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Netherlands, France |
| World War III | جنگ جهانی سوم | Houman Seyyedi | Iran |

### Asian Future

The following films were selected to compete in the Asian Future section, which features films from Asian directors who have directed a maximum of three feature films.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| A Light Never Goes Out | 燈火闌珊 | Anastasia Tsang | Hong Kong |
| A Place of Our Own | एक जगह अपनी | Ektara Collective | India |
| Butterflies Live Only One Day | Parvaneha Faqat Yek Rouz Zendegi Mikonand | Mohammadreza Vatandoust | Iran |
| Cloves & Carnations | Bir Tutam Karanfil | Bekir Bülbül | Turkey, Belgium |
| i ai | i ai | Mahito the People | Japan |
| Opium | Opium | Aman Sachdeva | India |
| Sayonara, Girls. | 少女は卒業しない | Shun Nakagawa | Japan |
| Suddenly | Suddenly | Melisa Önel | Turkey |
| The Altman Method | The Altman Method | Nadav Aronowicz | Israel |
| The Cord of Life | 脐带 | Qiao Sixue | China |

### Gala Selection

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Gala Selection.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| 2 Women | あちらにいる鬼 | Ryūichi Hiroki | Japan |
| Amsterdam | Amsterdam | David O. Russell | United States |
| And So I'm at a Loss | そして僕は途方に暮れる | Daisuke Miura | Japan |
| Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Mexico |
| Detective vs Sleuths | 神探大戰 | Wai Ka-fai | Hong Kong |
| Don't Worry Darling | Don't Worry Darling | Olivia Wilde | United States |
| Ennio | Ennio | Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy |
| Fairytale | Сказка | Alexander Sokurov | Russia, Belgium |
| Motherhood | 母性 | Ryūichi Hiroki | Japan |
| Phases of the Moon | 月の満ち欠け | Ryūichi Hiroki | Japan |
| The Banshees of Inisherin | The Banshees of Inisherin | Martin McDonagh | United Kingdom |
| The Menu | The Menu | Mark Mylod | United States |
| The Northman | The Northman | Robert Eggers | United States |
| White Noise | White Noise | Noah Baumbach | United States |

### World Focus

The following films were selected for the World Focus section, which focuses on international films.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| 2nd Chance | 2nd Chance | Ramin Bahrani | United States |
| A Confucian Confusion | 獨立時代 | Edward Yang | Taiwan |
| Convenience Store | Продукты 24 | Michael Borodin | Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, Uzbekistan |
| Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom | Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom | Evgeny Afineevsky | Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States |
| Goodbye, Dragon Inn | 不散 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Klondike | Клондайк | Maryna Er Gorbach | Ukraine, Turkey |
| The Pack Maid | La Jauría Camarera de Piso | Andrés Ramírez Pulido Lucrecia Martel | Colombia, France Mexico, Argentina |
| Pacifiction | Tourment sur les îles | Albert Serra | Spain, France, Germany, Portugal |
| R.M.N. | R.M.N. | Cristian Mungiu | Romania, France, Belgium |
| Rebels of the Neon God | 青少年哪吒 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Smoking Causes Coughing | Fumer fait tousser | Quentin Dupieux | France |
| Sparta | Sparta | Ulrich Seidl | Austria, France, Germany |
| Autumn Days Light The Moon and the Tree The Night | Autumn Days Light The Moon and the Tree The Night | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Walking on Water Journey to the West | Walking on Water Journey to the West | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| When the Waves Are Gone | Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon | Lav Diaz | Philippines, France, Denmark, Portugal |
| Where Is This Street? or With No Before And After | Onde Fica Esta Rua? ou Sem Antes Nem Depois | João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata | Portugal, France |
| Will-o'-the-Wisp | Fogo-Fátuo | João Pedro Rodrigues | Portugal, France |

### Youth

The following films were selected for the Youth section.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Nezouh | Nezouh | Soudade Kaadan | United Kingdom, Syria, France |
| Serviam: I Will Serve | Serviam – Ich will dienen | Ruth Mader | Austria |
| Private 2nd Class Norakuro: The Training | Norakuro nitôhei: Kyôren no maki | Yasuji Murata | Japan |
| Private 2nd Class Norakuro: The Drill | Norakuro nitôhei: Enshû no maki | Yasuji Murata | Japan |
| The Knockout | The Knockout | Mack Sennett | United States |
| Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers | Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers | Roscoe Arbuckle | United States |
| The Hayseed | The Hayseed | Roscoe Arbuckle | United States |
| The Water | El agua | Elena López Riera | Spain, Switzerland, France |

### Nippon Cinema Now

The following films were selected for Nippon Cinema Now, which aims to introduce previously released Japanese films to international audiences.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| A Hundred Flowers | 百花 | Genki Kawamura | Japan |
| Brats, Be Ambitious! | 雑魚どもよ、大志を抱け | Shin Adachi | Japan |
| My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? | エリ・エリ・レマ・サバクタニ | Shinji Aoyama | Japan |
| Eureka | ユリイカ | Shinji Aoyama | Japan |
| I am a Comedian | アイアムアコメディアン | Fumiari Hyuga | Japan, South Korea |
| Lightning Over the Beyond | 彼方の閃光 | Yoshihiro Hanno | Japan |
| Remember to Breathe | わたしのお母さん | Masakazu Sugita | Japan |
| Shady Grove | シェイディー・グローヴ | Shinji Aoyama | Japan |
| Small, Slow But Steady | ケイコ 目を澄ませて | Shô Miyake | Japan |
| The Lump in My Heart | あつい胸さわぎ | Shingo Matsumura | Japan |
| Two Punks | チンピラ | Shinji Aoyama | Japan |
| Visit Me in My Dreams | はだかのゆめ | Sora Hokimoto | Japan |

### Japanese Animation

The following films were selected for the Japanese Animation section.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Break of Dawn | ぼくらのよあけ | Tomoyuki Kurokawa | Japan |
| Drifting Home | 雨を告げる漂流団地 | Hiroyasu Ishida | Japan |
| Harmagedon | 幻魔大戦 | Rintaro | Japan |
| Megazone 23 | メガゾーン23 | Noboru Ishiguro | Japan |
| Patlabor 2: The Movie | 機動警察パトレイバー 2 the Movie | Mamoru Oshii | Japan |
| Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale | 劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール- | Tomohiko Itō | Japan |
| The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes | 夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口 | Tomohisa Taguchi | Japan |
| Ultraseven (episodes 3, 6, 7, 14, 15, 26, 37, 39, 40, 42, 48, and 49) | ウルトラセブン | Toshihiro Iijima, Tetsuo Kinjo, Kazuho Mitsuta, Samaji Nonagase, Toshitsugu Suzuki | Japan |

### Japanese Classics

The following films were selected for the Japanese Classics section.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Door | ドア | Banmei Takahashi | Japan |
| Luminous Woman | 光る女 | Shinji Sōmai | Japan |
| The Guard From Underground | 地獄の警備員 | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Typhoon Club | 台風クラブ | Shinji Sōmai | Japan |

### TIFF Series

The following television series were selected for the TIFF Series section.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Gannibal (episodes 1 and 2) | ガンニバル | Shinzô Katayama | Japan |
| Irma Vep (episodes 1–8) | Irma Vep (episodes 1–8) | Olivier Assayas | France, United States |
| Kamen Rider Black Sun (episodes 1 and 2) | 仮面ライダーBLACK SUN | Kazuya Shiraishi | Japan |

## Awards
### Competition

* Tokyo Grand Prix: The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
* Special Jury Prize: World War III by Houman Seyyedi
* Award for Best Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen for The Beasts
* Award for Best Actress: Aline Küppenheim for 1976
* Award for Best Actor: Denis Ménochet for The Beasts
* Award for Best Artistic Contribution: Peacock Lament by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
* The Audience Award: by the window by Rikiya Imaizumi

### Asian Future

* Asian Future Best Film Award: Butterflies Live Only One Day by Mohammadreza Vatandoust

### Lifetime Achievement Award

* Lifetime Achievement Award: Teruyo Nogami