Chloe Zhao, Lee Sang-Il will receive the Akira Akira award

The Tokyo International Film Festival was eavesdropped by two recognized director from the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean for his Kurosava Akira Award: Winner of Japan Academi Award Lee Sang-Il and the oscenic film film clerk Chloe Zhao.

The selection board included a Veteran Japanese film film Yamada IOJI next to Narahaši Ioko, Kavamoto Saburo and TIFF program director Ichiiama Shozo.

For Lee, recognition comes to the fifth of its greatest commercial success so far. His latest film “Kokuho”, appointed in the world of Kabuki’s theater, premiered prime ministered Japanese box Juggernaut, crossed the JPI10 billion threshold (67.7 million) thresholds and misdemeanor records for live transmission.

The director was awarded the award for two decades, starting four prizes, including the Grand Prix Festival 2000. His breakthrough came from “Hula Girls”, which was awarded Japan Academy of Film Awards for the best directory, screenplay regime. He followed five award for “negative” (2010) and continued his winning array with “unforgiven” (2013), “Rage” (2016) and “wandering moon” (2022).

Zhao’s “Nomadland” season in 2020. year with a golden lion in Venice, Golden Globe, Bafta, Bafta, PGA, plus three Oscars, including the best director, actress and picture. Filmmaker also engaged in the miracle of a cinematographic universe with “Eternals” before launching its production book of companies in 2023. With the NIC Gonda partner.

Her next project is “Hamnet” who acts Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.

“Name Kurosava Akira Government supreme in the history of the cinema,” Lee said. “His distortion research is still demonstrating a profound influence that the cinema can have on society and individuals. I will still think about what it means to submit this award called on it.”

Zhao added: “Kurosavi movies also contain the largest simple nature and the deepest truth of the human psyche. In order to connect with this slave, they truly humiliate.”

The choice committee praised Lee for “consistent presentation topics of topics dealing with social contradictions and human representation, elevated them into humanistic dramas that resolve deeply with the audience.” They stressed that “Kokuho” also achieved critical recognition at international festivals and widespread commercial success.

For Zhao, the Committee noted that its “poetic and realistic works pointed out among typical Hollywood movies”, “Nomadland” success inspires “other Asian director.”

Last year’s Rewards Rewards, Kurosava Akira were movies Miyake Sho (“two seasons, two foreigners”) and Fu Tien (“Day excluded”).

The honor will be presented during the TIFF 38. betrayal, which works 27. October. 5, with the ceremony of awarding award for 3. November.