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Guests to the opening ceremonies of this year's TIFF included Harrison Ford and Leonardo DiCaprio. A special tribute program focused on Marcello Mastroianni who died the previous year.
For the Nippon Cinema Classics program, coordinator Sadao Yamane presented the results of a search for Japanese films conducted in Russia and gave the premiere screenings of four rediscovered Japanese films. Beginning this festival, "Asian Film Week" was renamed "Cinema Prism" and the scope of coverage and the number of films shown were expanded while still maintaining its Asian focus.
Earlier in the year, Shohei Imamura's "The Eel" received the Palme d'Or at Cannes while Naomi Kawase's "Moe no Suzaku" won the Camera d'Or, auspicious news for Japanese film industry members.
Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award
The Perfect Circle (Ademir Kenovic)
Beyond Silence (Caroline Link)
Special Jury Prize
Brassed Off (Mark Herman)
The Best Director Award
Ademir Kenovic (Perfect Circle)
The Best Screenplay Award
Caroline Link / Beth Serlin (Beyond Silence)
The Best Actress Award
Rene Liu (Murmur of Youth)
Tseng Jing (Murmur of Youth)
The Best Actor Award
Koji Yakusho (CURE)
The Best Artistic Contribution Award
Skirt Power (Director: Adama Drabo /
Director of Photography: Lionel Cousin)
Special Award for his Lifetime Achievements
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
(Journey to the Beginning of the World)
Tokyo Gold - The Governor of Tokyo Award
Director: Parviz Shahbazi (The Traveller from the South)
Tokyo Silver Prize
Director: PÃ¥l Sletaune (Junk Mail)
Tokyo Bronze Prize
Director: Tim Blake Nelson (Eye of God)
1997 Asian Film Award Winner
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie (Jang Sun-Woo)
"Titanic" James Cameron
