We would like to express our sincere condolences and would like to convey our deepest sympathy.
 
Tokyo International Film Festival
 

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February 4, 2023
Kawarabata Yasushi [Age: 88]

Film Critic. He joined the Yomiuri Shimbun, a national newspaper with the largest circulation in the world, in 1957, where he was in charge of film reviews, and became a film critic after his retirement. Kawarabata was one of the jury members for the Young Cinema Competition at the 9th Tokyo International Film Festival in 1996.
 

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January 25, 2023
Noah Cowan [Age: 55]

He served as the Executive Director of SFFILM and the Artistic Director of TIFF Bell Lightbox and Co-Director of the Toronto International Film Festival and among others.
In 2018, he visited Japan to participate in the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival as a member of the Jury for the Japanese Cinema Splash section.
Screendaily article
 

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December 9, 2022
Yoshida Yoshishige (Kijū) [Age: 89]

TIFF article
 

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November 29, 2022
Sai Yoichi [Age: 73]

TIFF article
 

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November 16, 2022
Omori Kazuki [Age: 70]

TIFF article
 

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November 7, 2022
YOSHI [Age: 19]

TIFF article