Thailand’s and Nepal’s Oscar submissions, “9 Temples to Heaven” and “Elephants in the Fog,” are among 10 titles competing at the 27th edition of Tokyo Filmex, which will run Nov. 20–29 in the Japanese capital’s Yurakucho district. Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng, who has appeared in every feature by auteur Tsai Ming-liang since “Rebels of the
RT Features, behind James Gray’s “Paper Tiger” and Walter Salles’ Oscar winner “I’m Still Here,” has announced a star cast of Taiwan’s Lee Kang-sheng and Argentina’s Miranda de la Serna and Marcelo Subiotto for “Bodies of Summer.” A speculative sci-fi drama, the film marks the latest from Fund, who leaped to international attention last year