Japanese actor Yakusho Koji has won the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance in the movie "Perfect Days." The film was directed by Germany's Wim Wenders.
Prizes were announced in the French resort city on Saturday, the final day of the event. Cannes is one of the world's three major film festivals, along with Venice and Berlin.
"Perfect Days" is set in Shibuya, Tokyo. The main character, played by Yakusho, makes a living cleaning public toilets.
It is the first time in 19 years that a Japanese actor has won the prize. In 2004, Yagira Yuya became the first Japanese to earn the award for his role in "Nobody Knows." That film was directed by Koreeda Hirokazu.
Japanese screenwriter Sakamoto Yuji won the Best Screenplay prize for "Monster," also directed by Koreeda Hirokazu.
The last time a Japanese film earned the Best Screenplay was in 2021 with "Drive My Car." Director Hamaguchi Ryusuke and scriptwriter Oe Takamasa received the honors.
The top prize, the Palme d'Or, went to the French mystery "Anatomy of a Fall", directed by Justine Triet.
Prizes were announced in the French resort city on Saturday, the final day of the event. Cannes is one of the world's three major film festivals, along with Venice and Berlin.
"Perfect Days" is set in Shibuya, Tokyo. The main character, played by Yakusho, makes a living cleaning public toilets.
It is the first time in 19 years that a Japanese actor has won the prize. In 2004, Yagira Yuya became the first Japanese to earn the award for his role in "Nobody Knows." That film was directed by Koreeda Hirokazu.
Japanese screenwriter Sakamoto Yuji won the Best Screenplay prize for "Monster," also directed by Koreeda Hirokazu.
The last time a Japanese film earned the Best Screenplay was in 2021 with "Drive My Car." Director Hamaguchi Ryusuke and scriptwriter Oe Takamasa received the honors.
The top prize, the Palme d'Or, went to the French mystery "Anatomy of a Fall", directed by Justine Triet.
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Japanese actor Yakusho Koji won the Best Actor award at Cannes Film Festival for his role in "Perfect Days," directed by Wim Wenders. Set in Tokyo, the film tells the story of a public toilet cleaner. This is Japan's first Best Actor win in 19 years; the last was Yagira Yuya for "Nobody Knows"
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Date: May 28, 2023
Created: 2023/05/28 07:25
Updated: 2025/12/09 03:38
Last Read: 2023/05/29 12:28