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Kawamura turns into 1st Japanese to win greatest director at San Sebastian

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Sep 26 (Japan Today) –
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movie directed by Kawamura tells the story of a son who takes care of his mom affected by dementia and remembers outdated recollections of her.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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