Tony Leung’s ‘Hidden Blade,’ Qui Jiongjiong Retrospective Set at Japanese Festival of Chinese Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comChinese Cinema Today is set to launch in Japan, featuring 15 Chinese films including four Japanese premieres. The program, running Nov.
22-Dec. 12 at Tokyo’s Cinelibre Ikebukuro before moving to Osaka (Dec. 13-26), spotlights both commercial hits and festival favorites from mainland China’s growing film industry.
The festival is structured in four distinct sections. Director in Deep Focus presents a special spotlight on artist and filmmaker Qiu Jiongjiong, screening three of his works: “Madame,” “Mr.
Zhang Believes” and “A New Old Play.” This marks the first special screening of Qiu’s works in Japan. The Chinese Now Hits section features recent commercial successes, including the thriller “Hidden Blade,” directed by Cheng Er and starring Tony Leung and Wang Yibo.
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