Family Dramas Dominate Tokyo Festival’s Asian Lineup Amid ‘Geopolitical Volatility’
Family relationships run through the Asian films that Tokyo International Film Festival programmer Ishizaka Kenji has picked for this year’s edition.
Variety reports: Family relationships run through the Asian films that Tokyo International Film Festival programmer Ishizaka Kenji has picked for this year’s edition.
“While it is hard to pinpoint an exact catalyst for this surge in family-driven drama, what is undeniable is that amidst today’s geopolitical volatility, these filmmakers share an instinctive urge to reexamine the smallest.
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