Genki Kawamura received greatest director for his film “A Hundred Flowers” on the seventieth San Sebastian International Film Festival on Saturday, changing into the primary Japanese recipient of the award on the prestigious Spanish occasion.
The first characteristic movie directed by Kawamura tells the story of a son who takes care of his mom affected by dementia and remembers outdated recollections of her.
The movie, launched in Japan on Sept. 9, was tailored from a novel of the identical title written by Kawamura after his grandmother developed the syndrome. “I want to tell my grandmother in heaven of this joy,” the 43-year-old mentioned, expressing his gratitude to the forged and crew on the award ceremony.
Speaking of his shock at profitable the award, Kawamura recounted that he “almost spat out” the white wine he had been ingesting at a bar in Bilbao, northern Spain when he received the decision.
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NHK – Sep 26
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New Straits Times – Sep 25
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Kabuki In-Depth – Sep 25
As a companion to my earlier video, I needed to share these two outdated productions of the play Kuruwa Bunshō (“Love Letters from the Pleasure Quarter”), the ultimate performances by Kataoka Nizaemon XIII of Fujiya Izaemon, one in every of his most profitable roles.

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Life Where I’m From – Sep 25
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Ohtani Shohei marks 14th win, 2 hundredth strikeout
NHK – Sep 25
In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels earned his 14th win and 2 hundredth strikeout. The Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Friday within the Twin Cities.
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