Le Filmographe

A Press Conference to celebrate legendary actress, Kyoko Kagawa's receiving the FIAF*1 award with a Special Screening of "A Story from Chikamatsu," was held on September 6, 2011 at The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ).

The Press Conference opened with congratulatory speeches by Hisashi Okajima (Chief Curator, National Film Center of Japan) and Nobushige Toshima (Secretary-general, Tokyo International Film Festival(TIFF)), and also words of appreciation by Kyoko Kagawa (Actress, recipient of the 2011 FIAF Award).

TIFF also announced Kyoko Kagawa will be receiving the FIAF award during the 24th TIFF at a ceremony on October 24 and all nine of the films she starred in, with English subtitles will be screened. "A Story from Chikamatsu" (1954) has been newly printed with new English subtitles; "The King's Move" (1955) will be screened for the first time with subtitles; and the digitally remastered version of "Tokyo Story" (1953) will be receiving its first theater screening.

The 24th TIFF will be held from October 22 to 30, 2011, at Roppongi Hills and other venues in Tokyo.