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   Clint Eastwood's 'Trouble With the Curve' to Close Tokyo International Film Festival

   10:17 pm 9/5/2012

   • by Gavin J. Blair

   The movie, about a baseball scout on the verge of retirement, was directed by Eastwood's protege Robert Lorenz and also stars Amy Adams, John Goodman and Justin Timberlake.Read more

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   'Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away' to Open Tokyo Film Festival

   10:20 pm 9/4/2012

   • by Gavin J. Blair

   The 3D project promises to combine elements of Cirque du Soleil's live performances with a fictional narrative.Read more

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   Legendary Producer Raymond Chow Honored by Tokyo International Film Festival

   2:51 am 8/30/2012

   • by Karen Chu

   The founder of powerhouse studio Golden Harvest will be presented with the TIFF Special Appreciation Award on Oct. 20.Read more

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   Roger Corman to Head Tokyo Festival Jury

   1:03 am 6/12/2012

   • by Gavin J. Blair

   The veteran producer and director will lead the jury at the Tokyo International Film Festival, 18 years after his first time as jury head.Read more

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5. New Home For Tokyo International Film Festival Contents Market

   2:38 am 3/19/2012

   • by THR staff

   October’s TIFFCOM contents market to relocate to a new venue overlooking Tokyo Bay.Read more

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   We Can't Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia: Film Review

   12:42 pm 1/1/2012

   • by Maggie Lee

   This unconventional youth film with a mouthful of a title makes charity look hip and creative, and it gains persuasiveness by being based on a real-life account.Read more

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   Postcard: Film Review

   8:15 am 12/30/2011

   • by Maggie Lee

   Japan's nominee for the best foreign language Academy Award is the 49th and final film from Japanese director Kaneto Shindo.Read more

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   Tokyo Island: Film Review

   2:26 pm 12/28/2011

   • by Maggie Lee

   Female Robinson Crusoe politico-erotic fantasy is as amusing as it is baffling.Read more

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   Kaiji 2: Film Review

   2:08 pm 12/27/2011

   • by Maggie Lee

   Japanese machine fetish reaches a hilarious height in "Kaiji 2," where the eponymous protagonist stakes millions of yen and several lives in a battle to out-wit a Pachinko (pinball) machine as monstrous as Megatron.Read more

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    'Untouchables' Wins Top Prize at Tokyo Intl Film Fest

    1:26 am 10/30/2011

    • by Gavin J. Blair

    It's a good day for France as the film, by French screenwriter/director duo Eric Toledano and Oliver Nakache, takes the $50,000 prize and "When Pigs Have Wings" takes the audience award at the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival on Sunday.Read more

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