Twilight nomination

[Aaron Gerow]

The nominations for the Academy Awards were announced and, beyond a 
best supporting actor nomination for Watanabe Ken (The Last Samurai), 
Yamada Yoji's Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) was also nominated for 
best foreign film. A bit of a surprise given that it's a film from 
2002, but things seem to move slowly in these parts. Can anyone say 
what was the last Japanese film to be nominated for the best picture 
Oscar?

Aaron Gerow
KineJapan owner

Assistant Professor
Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
Yale University

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