Gala Presentation

• Japan
• 2021
• 179min

A film based on the short story of the same title by Murakami Haruki from his short story collection Men Without Women. Hamaguchi takes the crux of the story, portraying a protagonist who bottles up his darkness and loneliness in ...

• Best Screenplay Award at Cannes Film Festival

Gala Presentation

• France
• 2021
• 140min

Leos Carax, who has directed Boy Meets Girl (1984), Bad Blood (1986), and Holy Motors (2012), continues to reinterpret classic films as well as to explore potential of new ones. Annette, which was completed through an encounter be...

• Best Director Award at Cannes Film Festival

Gala Presentation

• Japan
• 2021
• 122min

Hamaguchi Ryusuke once mentioned Eric Rohmer as his inspiration for Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy. He said thematically he wanted to focus on coincidences that Eric Rohmer often featured in his films, and he finds short films appea...

• Grand Jury Prize at Berlin International Film Festival