Nippon Cinema Award

For the twelfth time, the festival will give out the NIPPON CINEMA AWARD. The prize money of 2,000 € is donated by Bankhaus Metzler from Frankfurt. All films in the NIPPON CINEMA section that were produced in Japan or by Japanese directors in 2015 or 2016 and that have at least their German premiere are eligible for the competition. The audience can choose their favorite out of 15 films. The award ceremony will take place at Mousonturm Saal on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at 7:45 p.m., before the screening of PIETA IN THE TOILET.

Competition films
A CAPPELLA by Hitoshi YAZAKI
THE ACTOR by Satoko YOKOHAMA
BEING GOOD by Mipo O
FLYING COLORS by Nobuhiro DOI
GONIN SAGA by Takashi ISHII
THE INERASABLE by Yoshihiro NAKAMURA
LOVE & PEACE by Sion Sono
LOWLIFE LOVE by Eiji UCHIDA
THE MOHICAN COMES HOME by Shuichi OKITA
NAGASAKI: MEMORIES OF MY SON by Yoji YAMADA
PINK AND GRAY by Isao YUKISADA
RYUZO AND THE SEVEN HENCHMEN by Takeshi KITANO
THAT’S IT by Gakuryu ISHII
THEIR DISTANCE by Rikiya IMAIZUMI
THREE STORIES OF LOVE by Ryosuke HASHIGUCHI