ROCCO Nacino (right) in “Balut Country”
TEN FILIPINO films will be shown at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival, to be held in Japan, from Oct. 22 to 31.
The Philippines is the country of honor in the Crosscut Asia section, which also includes a retrospective of Brillante Ma. Mendoza films.
Included in the lineup are the following films by Mendoza: “Foster Child,” “Serbis,” “Lola,” “Thy Womb” and “Taklub.”
The other five Filipino films in the Crosscut Asia section are Kidlat Tahimik’s “Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III,” Lawrence Fajardo’s “Imbisibol,” Paul Soriano’s “Kid Kulafu,” Paul Sta. Ana’s “Balut Country,” and the digitally restored version of Ishmael Bernal’s “Himala.” Bayani San Diego Jr.
CES QUESADA in “Imbisibol”