Hisamatsu Takeo has been appointed as Festival Director at the Tokyo Film Festival, replacing Ando Hiroyasu, who is due to step down on May 31.
Takeo previously served as the Festival Director from 2017 to 2021.
Hiroyasu had been the festival chairman since 2019. Under his leadership, Tokyo relocated its main festival hub from Roppongi to the Hibiya-Yurakucho Marunouchi-Ginza area. Hiroyasu was recently awarded the Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government, with the award ceremony to be held on April 15.
Hiroyasu, in a statement, said the festival “achieved tangible success” during his time as Chairman, which was “reflected in the growth of our audience numbers, revenues, and number of international guests.”
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