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Hisamatsu Takeo has been appointed arsenic Festival Director astatine nan Tokyo Film Festival, replacing Ando Hiroyasu, who is owed to measurement down connected May 31.
Takeo antecedently served arsenic nan Festival Director from 2017 to 2021.
Hiroyasu had been nan show president since 2019. Under his leadership, Tokyo relocated its main show hub from Roppongi to nan Hibiya-Yurakucho Marunouchi-Ginza area. Hiroyasu was precocious awarded nan Officer of nan Order of Arts and Letters by nan French government, pinch nan grant ceremonial to beryllium held connected April 15.
Hiroyasu, successful a statement, said nan show “achieved tangible success” during his clip arsenic Chairman, which was “reflected successful nan maturation of our assemblage numbers, revenues, and number of world guests.”
“However, TIFF is still a activity successful advancement and truthful must proceed to strive for moreover greater heights. I sincerely admit your continued support and practice nether nan festival’s caller leadership,” Hiroyasu said.
Takeo will statesman his tenure connected April 14. The longtime exec has had stints astatine Warner Bros. Pictures Japan and Shochiku. He launched his ain company, My Way Movies, earlier joining nan show for his first stint successful 2017.
“After 5 years since my past assignment pinch nan Tokyo International Film Festival, it is simply a awesome grant to erstwhile again beryllium fixed nan opportunity to enarthrosis nan important work of Festival Director,” he said successful a statement.
“During my erstwhile tenure, I championed nan imagination of Entertainment and Art successful Symmetry. Through a divers lineup of films and events, we aimed to create a show filled pinch a consciousness of celebration, which yet contributed to an summation successful attendance.”
He added: “The Japanese authorities has now positioned nan contented business arsenic a captious maturation assemblage and is strengthening its support. Given this opportunity, I will perpetrate to ensuring that TIFF plays a cardinal domiciled successful some deepening taste worth and promoting nan commercialized improvement of nan movie industry.”
