His death was reported by Chinese media.
No cause of death was given, but unverified Chinese media reports said he had a heart attack.
The Tokyo Grand Prix prize comes with a 3 million yen cash prize.
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The film also won the award for Best Actress for Zar Amir.
Iranian actor took the award for Best Actor for his role inRoxana.
The number of admissions is up from 59,541 last year, where 174 films screened.
38 out of 219 films, so 22.4%, were directed by women at this years fest.
Tokyo closes this evening with the World Premiere of TohosGodzilla Minus One, directed by Japanese filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki.
