Nagoya ¨C While Japanese cinema has struggled to , a number of Ó³» (eiga, movies) have captured international attention in recent years.
¡°ÍòÒý¤¼Ò×塱 (¡°Manbiki Kazoku,¡± ¡°Shoplifters¡±; literally, ¡°shoplifting family¡±), directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the ¥Ñ¥ë¥à?¥É©`¥ë (Parumu D¨ru, Palme d¡¯Or) at ¥«¥ó¥Ì¹úëHÓ³»¼À (Kannu Kokusai Eiga-sai, Cannes Film Festival) in 2018 and then received an Oscar nomination; and ¡°¥É¥é¥¤¥Ö?¥Þ¥¤?¥«©`¡± (¡°Doraibu Mai K¨¡,¡± ¡°Drive My Car¡±) became the first Japanese film to receive a best picture nomination at the Oscars a year ago. Last year¡¯s mega-hit, ¡°¤¹¤º¤á¤Î‘õ¾†¤Þ¤ê¡± (¡°Suzume no Tojimari,¡± ¡°Suzume¡±; literally, ¡°Suzume¡¯s door-closing¡±) will begin screening abroad this spring, but already competed at the Berlinale film festival as the first anime in the running for the prestigious festival¡¯s top prize since Studio Ghibli¡¯s ¡°Spirited Away¡± in 2002.
This year¡¯s ¥¢¥«¥Ç¥ß©`Ùp (²¹°ì²¹»å±ð³¾¨©-²õ³ó¨, Academy Awards) will be held on March 13 at 9 a.m. Japan Standard Time. ¡°Everything Everywhere All At Once¡± is the ±¾Ãü (honmei, favorite) for the ƒžÐã×÷Æ·Ùp (y¨±sh¨± sakuhin-sh¨, best picture award). Austin Butler and Cate Blanchett are ±¾Ãü for Ö÷ÑÝÄЃžÙp (²õ³ó³Ü±ð²Ô»å²¹²Ô²â¨±-²õ³ó¨, best actor) and Ö÷ÑÝÅ®ƒžÙp (²õ³ó³Ü±ð²ÔÂá´Ç²â¨±-²õ³ó¨, best actress), for their respective roles in ¡°Elvis¡± and ¡°Tar.¡±

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