After six day, with around 100 features being screened, 100 guests and 60 events surrounding the festival, the 23rd edition of Nippon Connection came to an end on Sunday the 11th of June with its award ceremony. Actress and singer Toko Miura was honored with the Nippon Rising Star Award for her roles in features such as “Drive My Car”, “Mountain Woman” and “Our Huff And Puff Journey”.
The Nippon Visions Jury Award was given to Kah Wai Lim's road-movie “Your Lovely Smile”. According to the jury, the feature's message, the performances and the passions of the characters made it very clear this is a movie which deserves the honor.
However, the audience also gave in its vote, with the prestigious Nippon Cinema Award going to Masayuki Suzuki's “Yudo”. The Nippon Docs Award was given to “My Anniversaries” by Sungwoong Kim and, finally, the Nippon Visions Audience Award was handed to Takayuki Kayano for “Hoarder On The Border”.
The 24th edition of Nippon Connection will take place from 28 May to 2 June 2024.
