The Tokyo International Film Festival has revealed that veteran Japanese director Yamada Yoji will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at its 38th edition, recognizing a career spanning more than 60 years and 91 films.

Yamada’s latest work, “Tokyo Taxi,” starring Baisho Chieko and Kimura Takuya, based on the 2023 French film “Driving Madeleine,” will screen as this year’s TIFF Centerpiece and receive theatrical release on Nov. 21. The director will also participate in a talk session with “Kokuho” director Lee Sang-il at the TIFF Lounge.

As previously announced , legendary Japanese actor Yoshinaga Sayuri will also be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Since his 1961 directorial debut with “Nikai no tanin,” Yamada has created films deeply rooted in Japanese culture a

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