{
  "id": 6068728,
  "title": "Tokyo Film Festival Launches Nippon Cinema Now & Kashiko Kawakita Awards; Relaunches Crosscut Asia Section",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/tokyo-film-festival-launches-nippon-cinema-now-kashiko-kawakita",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T00:02:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/tokyo-film-festival-kashiko-kawakita-crosscut-asia-1237068819/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo International Film Festival (October 26-November 4) is launching three new initiatives this year, including two new awards in its Nippon Cinema Now section and a brand new Kashiko Kawakita Award to honor women in cinema. The festival is also bringing back its Crosscut Asia section in a new format, Crosscut Asia+, which will screen […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Tokyo Film Festival Adds Nippon Cinema Now Competition, Crosscut Asia+ Section, New Award Honoring Women in Film",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/tokyo-film-festival-adds-nippon-cinema-now-competition-crosscut-asia",
        "published": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}