TOKYO, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — The China Film Week of the thirty sixth Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has concluded, with the Golden Crane Awards ceremony held in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Among the 13 movies proven through the occasion, Lost within the Stars gained the Golden Crane Award for the most effective movie and Manifesto for the jury prize. Manifesto’s director Hou Yong snatched the most effective director award whereas Chinese actor Liu Ye and actress Ni Ni gained the most effective actor and actress awards, respectively.
Wu Jianghao, Chinese ambassador to Japan, stated on the closing ceremony that utilizing motion pictures as a bridge can deepen mutual understanding between the folks of the 2 nations and thus promote exchanges and cooperation in varied fields.
This yr marks the forty fifth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between China and Japan, the ambassador stated, calling for taking this chance to revisit the unique intention of signing the treaty, cement the muse of friendship, and collectively push for the regular and lasting improvement of bilateral relations.
Japanese director Yojiro Takita, actress Youki Kudoh and different Japanese movie trade figures attended the closing ceremony and served because the award-presenting company.
Komaki Kurihara, vice chairman of the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association, stated in her speech that she sincerely hopes that the movie exchanges between Japan and China will take pleasure in fast improvement sooner or later.
The thirty sixth Tokyo International Film Festival will likely be held by means of Nov. 1. As a part of the pageant, the China Film Week was held on Oct. 17-24.