Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) unveild the poster image for this year’s 37th edition, to be held from October 28 through November 6, 2024.
Celebrating the joy of watching films at TIFF, particularly in the movie theater, the poster features acclaimed actor Kikuchi Rinko, this year’s festival navigator.
Kikuchi entered the limelight in 2006, when she was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Babel by Alejandro González Iñárritu, and has since appeared in many films by foreign directors, including Norwegian Wood (2010) by Tran Anh Hung, Pacific Rim (2013) by Guillermo del Toro, and Endless Night (2015) by Isabel Coixet. Last year, she won the Best Actress Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival for Yoko by Kumakiri Kazuyoshi. For her significant commitment to the film industry as an actor, she has been appointed Festival Navigator for the 37th TIFF. Beyond her powerful gaze, we hope to present a new landscape of cinema.
The poster images were created by Japanese fashion designer Koshino Junko, who has designed TIFF’s visuals since 2021. The posters will be displayed at theaters in the greater Tokyo area from tomorrow, September 6.
Kikuchi Rinko commented “I hope that films and people who love films will be firmly connected in Tokyo. This film festival will take place in a special city in the world, and I will do my small part to brighten it up”.
