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Kyoko Kagawa
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By: Kevin Mcgue | Sep 9, 2011 | Issue: 911 | No Comments | 1,045 views

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Legendary actress Kyoko Kagawa is still making headlines over 60 years after her film debut. The Japanese cinema icon starred in revered classics such as Tokyo Story (1953) and A Story From Chikamatsu (1954; pictured), won the Japan Academy’s Best Supporting Actress prize in 1993, and has appeared on the screen as recently as 2009. Now the prestigious Paris-based organization The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) has announced it will be giving the actress a special award for her contributions to cinema this October. Another celebration will be held as The National Film Center in Kyobashi (3-7-6 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku; www.momat.go.jp) holds an exhibition of film posters, stills and other artifacts from Kagawa’s long career, from September 13-December 25. Kagawa was a favorite of many of the most important directors of the golden age of Japanese, cinema including Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, Akira Kurosawa, and Mikio Naruse, and this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will host the program “Kyoko Kagawa and the Masters” featuring her work with some of these luminaries. Kagawa, who will be attending TIFF and accepting the FIAF award there, expressed hope that the festival “will have strong healing power for the Japanese victims of the earthquake and tsunami.” The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held October 22-30 at Roppongi Hills and other venues. www.tiff-jp.net/en/

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