LOS ANGELES, Jan 24 (News On Japan) –
In a outstanding achievement for Japanese cinema, three movies from Japan have been introduced as ultimate nominees on the prestigious Academy Awards.
“PERFECT DAYS,” set in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, is a narrative a couple of rest room cleaner performed by Koji Yakusho, capturing the refined emotional fluctuations in his on a regular basis life. Following Yakusho’s Best Actor win finally 12 months’s Cannes Film Festival, the movie has now been nominated within the International Feature Film class.
“The Boy and The Heron”, directed by Hayao Miyazaki after a decade-long hiatus, has secured a nomination within the Animated Feature Film class. The movie, which already claimed the Golden Globe Award, is drawing heightened anticipation for Miyazaki’s potential Oscar win since his success with “Spirited Away.”
“GODZILLA MINUS ONE,” commemorating the seventieth anniversary of Godzilla’s creation, marks a historic second because it turns into the primary Japanese manufacturing to be nominated for the Visual Effects Award. Set in post-war Japan turned to ash, the movie has seen distinctive success in North America.
The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on March tenth in Los Angeles.
Source: ANN