Nippon Cinema Award

The festival will give out the NIPPON CINEMA AWARD for the 15th time. The endowment of 2,000 € is donated by Bankhaus Metzler in Frankfurt. All films in the NIPPON CINEMA section that were produced in Japan or by Japanese directors in 2018 or 2019 and that will at least have their German premiere at the festival are eligible for the competition. The audience can choose their favorite out of 16 films. The award ceremony will take place at Mousonturm Saal on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at 7:45 p.m., before the closing film RAMEN SHOP.

 

Competition films

ANOTHER WORLD by Junji SAKAMOTO
ASAKO I & II by Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND THE GUILLOTINE by Takahisa ZEZE
DARE TO STOP US by Kazuya SHIRAISHI
FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA by Hideki TAKEUCHI
HARD-CORE by Nobuhiro YAMASHITA
INUYASHIKI by Shinsuke SATO
IT’S BORING HERE, PICK ME UP by Ryuichi HIROKI
JAM by SABU
KILLING by Shinya TSUKAMOTO
LOVE AT LEAST by Kosai SEKINE
LYING TO MOM by Katsumi NOJIRI
MARRIAGE HUNTING BEAUTY by Akiko OKU
THE MIRACLE OF CRYBABY SHOTTAN by Toshiaki TOYODA
ROOM LAUNDERING by Kenji KATAGIRI
THICKER THAN WATER by Keisuke YOSHIDA