Okada Masaki & Eikura Nana receives the Innovation Award at the Montreal World Film Festival
L to R: Director Zeze Takahisa, Okada Masaki, and Eikura Nana
On August 29th, director Zeze Takahisa received the ‘Innovation Award’ for his film “Anotoki no Inochi” at the 35th Montreal World Film Festival in Canada, and attended a press conference for this honor in Tokyo on the 30th.
The film’s two main stars, Okada Masaki (22) and Eikura Nana (23), appeared alongside Takahisa and held the trophy in their hands, commenting, “It’s quite heavy”.
Okada, who was said to be well-liked among the crowds in Canada, revealed, “As I grow within these times, I would love to participate in a foreign film someday,” expressing his aspirations to debut in other global projects.
This movie is set for release on November 19th.
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