The festival will give out the NIPPON CINEMA AWARD for the 17th time. The endowment of 2,000 € is donated by Bankhaus Metzler in Frankfurt. All films in the NIPPON CINEMA section that were produced in Japan or by Japanese directors since 2020 and that will at least have their German premiere at the festival are eligible for the competition. The audience can choose their favorite out of all the competing films. The award ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at 7:45 p.m. at Mousonturm Saal.

The winner is The Asadas by Ryota NAKANO!

Films in Competition for Nippon Cinema Award

A Madder Red by Yuya ISHII
Any Crybabies Around? by Takuma SATO
Intolerance by Keisuke YOSHIDA
Just Remembering by Daigo MATSUI
Last Of The Wolves by Kazuya SHIRAISHI
My Brother, The Android And Me by Junji SAKAMOTO
Parasite In Love by Kensaku KAKIMOTO
Popran by Shinichiro UEDA
Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? by Takahiro HORIE
The Asadas by Ryota NAKANO
The End Of The Pale Hour by Hana MATSUMOTO
The Mole Song: Final by Takashi MIIKE
The Sunday Runoff by Yuichiro SAKASHITA
Under The Stars by Tatsushi OMORI
We Made A Beautiful Bouquet by Nobuhiro DOI
What She Likes... by Shogo KUSANO