Asian Three-Fold Mirror is a series of collaborative filmmaking project between the Japan Foundation Asia Center and the Tokyo International Film Festival, bringing together three accomplished directors from Asian countries, including Japan. The three directors are to portray people in Asia from their own perspective so that the film will reflect society and culture of the directors' respective countries, just like a three-fold mirror, to understand neighboring countries and find one's identity or way of life as an Asian. They are required to put people who have some connection with other Asian countries, and to shoot a film within Asia. In other respects, they will create their own story freely under a common theme. The first edition was made in 2016, followed by the second edition in 2018; they were both world premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival and screened around the world.
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
- SHINIUMA Dead Horse
Director: Brillante Ma Mendoza / Cast: Lou Veloso - Pigeon
Director: YUKISADA Isao / Cast: TSUGAWA Masahiko, Sharifah Amani, NAGASE Masatoshi - Beyond The Bridge
Director: Sotho Kulikar / Cast: KATO Masaya, Chumvan Sodhachivy, SHIGEMATSU Osamu
Japan / 2016 / Color / 118 min.
Co-Production by The Japan Foundation Asia Center and Tokyo International Film Festival
Film information (Official website) https://asian3mirror.jfac.jp/2016_reflections/en/
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: Journey
- THE SEA
Director: Degena Yun / Cast: Jin Chen, Zhe Gong - HEKISHU
Director: MATSUNAGA Daishi / Cast: HASEGAWA Hiroki, Nandar Myat Aung - VARIABLE NO.3
Director: Edwin / Cast: Agni Pratistha, Oka Antara
Starring in all three omnibus episodes as "Kenji": Nicholas Saputra
Japan / 2018 / Color / 83 min.
Co-Production by The Japan Foundation Asia Center and Tokyo International Film Festival
Film information (Official website) https://asian3mirror.jfac.jp/2018_journey/en/
