The film’s star, Sayuri Yoshinaga, was presented with the festival’s lifetime achievement award during a poignant moment at the opening ceremony. A four-time Japan Academy Award winner for best actress, Yoshinaga’s career stretches from the Japanese cinema’s golden post-war era through to the present day, with Climbing for Life marking her 124th screen appearance.
On a clear and unseasonably warm night in Japan’s capital, Yoshinaga, her director Sakamoto and fellow cast member Rena Nōnen walked the red carpet in the upscale Ginza district ahead of the festival’s official opening. They were followed by the face of the 2025 Tokyo festival, rising actress Kumi Takiuchi,…
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