Japanese film wins Tokyo Grand Prix award for first in two decades

Women's voices and global films spotlighted at Tokyo International Film Festival

Daihachi Yoshida, left, speaks to the audience after his work "Teki Cometh" won the Tokyo Grand Prix award at Tokyo International Film Festival on Nov. 6. Kyozo Nagatsuka, right, won the Best Actor award with the same film. © Kyodo

CHIHIRO ISHIKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

November 7, 2024 12:20 JST

TOKYO -- The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) closed Wednesday with a Japanese feature taking home the grand prize, an occasion not seen in almost two decades.