Five Filipino films will be showcased at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan, from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3.<\/b>
\nFive Filipino films will be showcased at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan, from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3.
Two Filipino films are competing in the Tokyo fest\u2019s Asian Future section. Loy Arcenas\u2019 big-screen musical adaptation of Nick Joaquin\u2019s \u201cAng Larawan\u201d (The Portrait) will make its world premiere at the Tokyo fest as part of the Asian Future section. The fest\u2019s website describes Arcenas\u2019 film as \u201ca romantic family-themed musical with brilliant singing by world-renowned stars.\u201d
Joanna Ampil, who played Kim in the West End production of \u201cMiss Saigon,\u201d topbills \u201cAng Larawan,\u201d along with Rachel Alejandro and Paulo Avelino.
Making its international premiere in the Asian Future section is Arnel Arbi Barbarona\u2019s \u201cTu Pug Imatuy\u201d (The Right to Kill). The Tokyo fest\u2019s website calls Barbarona\u2019s film \u201ca tense, multi-award-winning\u201d work.
\u201cTu Pug Imatuy\u201d won best picture at this year\u2019s Sinag Maynila Film Festival, which is spearheaded by Cannes-winning Filipino director Brillante Ma Mendoza.
Daniel Palacio\u2019s \u201cPailalim\u201d (Underground), which is produced by Mendoza, is included in the World Focus section. The Tokyo fest\u2019s website sums up Palacio\u2019s film as \u201ca family drama that bridges the gap between the living and the dead.\u201d
According to the site, \u201cPailalim,\u201d which debuted at this year\u2019s San Sebasti\u00e1n fest, is \u201ca story of struggle, survival and love in a place nobody could call home.\u201d Palacio\u2019s film will be having its Asian premiere at the Tokyo fest.
Another Sinag Maynila film, HF Yambao\u2019s \u201cKristo,\u201d is featured in the Crosscut Asia: What\u2019s Next Southeast Asia? program. Yambao\u2019s movie centers on the struggles of a cockfight bet collector who moonlights as a market vendor. The Crosscut Asia section includes films chosen by different screen luminaries from the region and Mendoza recommended \u201cKristo\u201d to the fest.
Mendoza is slated to give a master class on the topic, \u201cworking with actors,\u201d at the fest on Oct. 26. The Tokyo event\u2019s website commends Mendoza for \u201cleading Filipino cinema into its ripe Third Golden Age.\u201d
A cinematic gem from the Second Golden Age of Philippine cinema, the restored version of Mike de Leon\u2019s 1980 musical-comedy \u201cKakabakaba Ka Ba?\u201d (Will Your Heart Beat Faster?), will be shown in the Discovering Asian Cinema program of the Crosscut Asia section.
The president of this year\u2019s main competition jury is Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones. A special retrospective on the works of Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh will also be mounted this year.<\/p>\n

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