Wim Wenders to head Tokyo film festival jury and host Ozu retrospective

Festival also set to host a retrospective of filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu.German filmmaker Wim Wenders is to preside over the international competition jury of Tokyo International Film Festival, where he will also host a retrospective of influential Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu.It will mark the first time Wenders has attended the festival since 2011, when his documentary Pina screened in the festival’s special screening section.Wenders is known for features The State of Things, which won the Golden Lion at Venice in 1982; Paris, Texas, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1984; and Wings Of Desire, for which he…

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