The work of visionary director Hideaki Anno will take center stage at this year¡¯s Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
For the 27th edition of the event, which opens Oct. 23, around 50 films by the 54-year-old animator and director will be assembled in a section of TIFF titled ¡°The World of Hideaki Anno,¡± including his best known work, ¡°Neon Genesis Evangelion¡± ¡ª one of Japan¡¯s most popular anime series from the 1990s.
The lineup will also feature the ¡°Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water¡± anime series, live-action films ¡°Love & Pop¡± (1998) and ¡°Cutie Honey¡± (2004), short films, commercials and student films. Many of the works will be subtitled in English.
The decision to showcase Anno¡¯s work is part of TIFF¡¯s wider focus on animation this year, echoing the government¡¯s push to promote local anime and manga through its ¡°Cool Japan¡± initiative. Even the closing film at the festival, live-action horror film ¡°Parasyte,¡± is an adaptation of a manga titled ¡°Kiseijuu.¡± That manga will also provide the source material for a televised anime series that will debut the same month the festival opens.
TIFF is expected to announce more information on specific films that will be screened as part of ¡°The World of Hideaki Anno¡± in late August, followed by a list of all of this year¡¯s featured films, released in September.
Anno is currently working on ¡°Evangelion 4.0 Final,¡± which is reportedly set for release next year.
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