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"Mukhsin [4K Digitally Restored Version]" Screening and Online Talk at the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival

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An archived video of the talk is available from the link below.
"Sharifah Aryana, Sharifah Aleya "Mukhsin [4K Digitally Restored Version] TIFF Talk Salon"(TIFF official YouTube)

The Japan Foundation Asia Center’s new 4K digital restoration of the Malaysian director Yasmin Ahmad’s masterpiece Mukhsin will receive its world premiere at the World Focus section of the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival. On November 6, "TIFF Talk Salon," a live event featuring actors from the film, will be streamed online.

Mukhsin was given its world premiere at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival (2006) and went on to win the Generation Kplus International Jury’s Grand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival (2007). It has continued to receive screenings and acclaim around the world.

The Asia Center has carried out this new 4K digital restoration of Mukhsin, using a 35 mm positive print held by the Malaysian distributor Primeworks Studios that was selected from the currently confirmed prints of the film. The restoration utilized globally acclaimed Japanese film restoration technology. The digital grading was supervised by Low Soon Keong, the original cinematographer for Mukhsin. It is hoped that this restoration of the work of Yasmin Ahmad, who had a Japanese grandmother, will help to deepen bilateral exchange and further mutual cultural understanding between Japan and Malaysia, and beyond.

Don’t miss this chance to experience the remarkable Mukhsin in this newly restored version.

The rest of the World Focus section of the festival also features an unmissable lineup of Asian cinema.

Screening

Mukhsin [4K Digitally Restored Version]

2006 / Malaysia / 101 min. (includes opening segment about the 4K digital restoration)
Director: Yasmin Ahmad
<4K Digitally Restored Version>
Presented by the Japan Foundation Asia Center
4K digital restoration by IMAGICA Lab. Inc.
In cooperation with Primeworks Studios Sdn. Bhd.

A still picture of Mukshin

Orked, a 10-year-old girl and soccer fan becomes good friends with 12-year-old Mukhsin, who is staying at his relative's house during summer holidays. Their families and the people around them warmly observe their little romance, but farewell approaches.

Yasmin Ahmad (Director)

A photo of Yasmin Ahmad
Photo courtesy of Moviola

Yasmin Ahmad (1958–2009) was a film director, writer and scriptwriter from Malaysia. Her television commercials and films are well known for their humor, heart and love that crosses cultural barriers. Her films challenged ethnic stereotypes, and she was openly against any type of fundamentalism and racism. Her works have won multiple awards both within Malaysia and internationally.

Schedule

Dates Saturday, October 31, 7:45 p.m.–
Monday, November 2, 3:30 p.m.–
Thursday, November 5, 4:40 p.m.–
Venue TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills Screen 3 Access
6-10-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo (within Roppongi Hills Keyakizaka Complex) Googlemap
Tickets General: 1,600 JPY / Student: 1,100 JPY / Student Same-Day Ticket: 500 JPY
For details, please visit the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival official website.
Co-organizer The Japan Foundation Asia Center, Tokyo International Film Festival

"TIFF Talk Salon" Guests (tentative)

Sharifah Aryana (Actress, as Orked)

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Sharifah Aleya (Actress, as Mak Inom)

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Online of "TIFF Talk Salon"

Date & Time Friday, November 6, 9:30 p.m.– (JST)
Language Interpretation into Japanese and English
Registration Please visit the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival official website.
Co-organizer The Japan Foundation Asia Center, Tokyo International Film Festival