Hong Kong movie icon Tony LeungIn the fourth decade of his illustrious career, he still hasn’t lost the habit of going to the movies.

“Even today, I go to the cinema and watch movies four or five times a week,” the actor said in Tokyo on Tuesday. International He is the chairman of the event’s competition jury at the Film Festival. “I’ve been doing this since I was little.”

However, the actor was loved by moviegoers for his work in Wong Kar Wai’s film. Love is in the MoodAng Lee’s Lust, Attentionand Zhang Yimou HeroAmong many others, he said that reviewing films during a film festival provided a “completely different” viewing experience, which concerned him.

Leung is joined by his Hong Kong film giant friend in the Tokyo jury this year. To JohnnieHungarian filmmaker Ildikó EnyediFrench actress Chiara Mastroianni, daughter of Japanese actress Ai Hashimoto and European cinema legends Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve.

“When I’m watching films while serving as jury president and working with these amazing jury panel members, I often feel like maybe I’m not educated enough or maybe I’m not smart enough,” Leung said with a laugh.

To the person who directed Leung in the 1998 Hong Kong crime thriller The Longest NightHe was more optimistic about his role in the festival. The filmmaker is a renowned foodie and wine connoisseur, not to mention the creator of nearly a dozen Hong Kong classics. Crazy Detective, Vote And Breaking News – He said he visits Tokyo several times each year to enjoy Japan’s “wonderful cuisine.” He added that he and Leung shared tips about their favorite restaurants in Japan’s capital, arguably the world’s greatest food city. However, the director said he was also in Tokyo this week with “things to do” and would keep an open mind to the festival’s diverse selection of films.

“I used to have an expectation or an expectation before watching a movie. I was disappointed in most cases,” To said. “Now I try not to make any filters or assumptions before watching a movie. “It should be more intuitive,” he explained. “I just want to immerse myself in movies.”

Mastroianni’s last feature, Marcello MioHe noted that Leung’s frequent trips to the cinema, which is set to be the closing event of the 2024 Tokyo Festival, are far from the norm today.

“Unfortunately, the habit of going to the cinema is now a very valuable and very rare thing around the world, because people have acquired new habits due to platforms, Covid-19 and many other reasons,” he said. “I have great admiration for people who are still fighting to advocate for film festivals, because I think it’s an opportunity not only to discover great filmmakers, but also to rediscover what it’s like to watch a movie in a movie theater with the people around you. You don’t know, but you know who to share this wonderful experience with.