The nearly three-hour film was also nominated for best picture ... director nominated for this category 36 years ago with “Ran.” No Japanese director has ever won the Oscar for best director.

The festival ran for two weeks with renown Asian filmmakers ... Matsunaga revealed that it is the first Japanese film created by a production team with a LGBTQ+ inclusive director and intimacy ...

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