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Tokyo International Film Festival

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    Tokyo Grand Prix

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      Winner

      Open Your Eyes

      7.7 (76K)
      Alejandro Amenábar
    • [object Object]

      The Day Silence Died

      7.1 (300)
      Paolo Agazzi
    • [object Object]

      The Apple

      7.2 (2.9K)
      Samira Makhmalbaf
    • [object Object]

      Coquille

      7.5 (55)
      Shun Nakahara
    • [object Object]

      Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

      8.1 (644K)
      Guy Ritchie
    • [object Object]

      Apt Pupil

      6.7 (44K)
      Bryan Singer
    • [object Object]

      Chao ji gong ming

      6.5 (19)
      Jen Wan
    • [object Object]

      License to Live

      6.9 (714)
      Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • [object Object]

      The Geisha House

      7.0 (264)
      Kinji Fukasaku
    • [object Object]

      Leaf on a Pillow

      7.6 (587)
      Garin Nugroho
    • [object Object]

      Mararía

      6.1 (237)
      Antonio José Betancor
    • [object Object]

      Smoke Signals

      7.2 (13K)
      Chris Eyre
    • [object Object]

      The Small Town

      7.0 (7.1K)
      Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    • [object Object]

      Requiem

      6.8 (225)
      Alain Tanner
    • [object Object]

      Spicy Love Soup

      7.0 (345)
      Yang Zhang
    • [object Object]

      Spring in My Hometown

      7.0 (183)
      Kwang-Mo Lee
    • [object Object]

      The Red Violin

      7.6 (35K)
      François Girard

    Special Jury Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Leaf on a Pillow

      7.6 (587)
      Garin Nugroho
      Garin Nugroho dedicated his award to the street children of his (Indonesia) and other countries in Asia. Asked how he would give them the news, he replied that he had been thinking of this constantly and felt that this was an important duty he still had to fulfill.

    Best Director Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

      8.1 (644K)
      Guy Ritchie

    Best Actress Award

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      Winner

      The Geisha House

      7.0 (264)
      Maki Miyamoto

    Best Actor Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Apt Pupil

      6.7 (44K)
      Brad Renfro

    Best Artistic Contribution Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Red Violin

      7.6 (35K)
      François Girard(director)
      Tied with Smoke Signals (1998).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smoke Signals

      7.2 (13K)
      Chris Eyre(director)
      Tied with The Red Violin (1998).

    Gold Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Spring in My Hometown

      7.0 (183)
      Kwang-Mo Lee

    Silver Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Small Town

      7.0 (7.1K)
      Nuri Bilge Ceylan

    Asian Film Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dance of Dust

      5.9 (130)
      Abolfazl Jalili

    Asian Film Award - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      License to Live

      6.9 (714)
      Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Adopted Son

      6.9 (668)
      Aktan Arym Kubat

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    Awards and events

    Academy Awards, USABAFTA AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCritics Choice AwardsDirectors Guild of America, USAFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGolden Globes, USAGrammy AwardsMumbai Film FestivalPGA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsActors AwardsSundance Film FestivalSXSW Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalWriters Guild of America, USA

    Event date

    October 31, 1998 - November 8, 1998

    Event location

    Tokyo, Japan

    Event links

    • http://www.tiff-jp.net/
    • http://www.fipresci.org/

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