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 recognition comes on the heels of his biggest commercial success to date. His latest film “Kokuho,” set in the world of Kabuki theater, world premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight before becoming a Japanese box office juggernaut, crossing the JPY10 billion ($67.7 million) threshold and breaking records for live-action admissions.
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