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MILBON BEAUTY AWARD
LIVE TILL I DIE
In a state-funded nursing home on the outskirts of Stockholm, a close relationship develops between Monica, a compassionate care worker who still grieves for her grandmother, and Ella - a 99 year-old resident without a family of her own. A life-affirming emotional account of the challenges and opportunities of late life care.
Gustav ?gerstrand, ?sa Ekman, Oscar Hedin Hetteberg, Anders Teigen / 0:23:46 / Sweden / Documentary / 2022
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Most Viewed Award
STRANGE
One evening a shy suburban Tokyo high school student, Odeko, meets a tearful Kuma dressed in drag in a park.?
As their earnest friendship develops, Kuma's struggle to live confidently with himself changes Odeko's timidity as well.?Ken Ochiai / 0:15:00 / Japan / Drama / 2023
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Cinematic Tokyo Competition Best Short Award / Governor of Tokyo Award
Pieces of You
A young woman takes her guy with her to explore Tokyo. The only catch is he doesn't live in Japan and can only see Tokyo through her smart phone. Distracted by falling in Love with him, she lets down her best friend and has to figure out what to do.
Raymond Doan / 0:21:23 / Japan / Drama / 2017
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HOPPY HAPPY AWARD
Perfect Strangers
Uta's life takes a sudden turn when her father reveals that her mother is alive. Determined to find her, she heads to Shinjuku only to be rejected. At a loss, Uta wanders the streets, meets a girl, and learns about her mother's secret through this encounter.
Daisuke Kamijyo / 0:25:00 / Japan / Drama / 2022
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A short film directed by Ryutaro Nakagawa, from "My (K)Night", officially invited to the TIFF Gala Selection!
Leave Behind
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Momoe is a web designer, Ryusei is a chef, both live in Machida. When Momoe has to move out of the town because of her job, she started to remember her memory with this town. The last days in the town, what will we leave and for what will we live.
Ryutaro Nakagawa / 0:21:00 / Japan / Drama /
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Save the Earth! Minister's Award, the Ministry of the Environment
Desert Lights
In the middle of Atacama desert, Antay(12) sees his town disappearing due to the drought. Alongside his friends and their football team, they will try to hang on to the last sunrays, their childhood fragments and the ties with those who still resist.
Katherina Harder / 0:18:56 / Chile / Drama / 2022
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George Lucas Award（Grand Prix）/ Animation Competition Best Short Award
The Bridge
The film’s inspired by events of the year 1920 that’d brought two nations closer: Poland and Japan. The story is told from a 10-year-old boy’s perspective, showing the history of orphans who lost their families and had to rush into manhood to fight for their lives.
Izumi Yoshida / 0:22:30 / Poland / Animation / 2022
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Live-action Competition Japan Best Short Award/Governor of Tokyo Award
Seen
A love story based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story "The Nose." Tatsuya, a man afflicted with a nose complex, meets Fumi, a reclusive woman with an eye patch. Both burdened with their emotional scars, the two find themselves drawn to each other.
Shinji Hamasaki / 0:23:37 / Japan / Drama / 2022
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Best Actor Award (Live-action Competition International)
OFF SIDE
Camille, a single mother and home helper, tries as best she can to raise her son Théo, who has severe language problems. Obliged to replace a colleague, she is forced to take care of Monsieur Conti, a silent old man.
Sophie Martin / 0:21:37 / France / Drama / 2022
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