For the ninth time, the audience can vote for their favorite film in the NIPPON VISIONS AUDIENCE AWARD competition. The award is donated by the Japanisches Kultur- und Sprachzentrum in Frankfurt and comes with an endowment of 1,000 €. The Japanisches Kultur- und Sprachzentrum promotes Japanese language and culture in the Rhine-Main area.

All films in the section that were produced in Japan or by Japanese directors since 2022 and that will at least have their German premiere at the festival are eligible for the competition.

Films in competition for Nippon Visions Audience Award

AMIKO by Yusuke MORII
DOUBLE LIFE by Enen YO
HOARDER ON THE BORDER by Takayuki KAYANO
JOURNEY by Shogo KIRIU
SAYONARA, GIRLS. by Shun NAKAGAWA
SCARY FRIEND by Takara MINEO, Naohiro TAKAHASHI
SINGLE8 by Kazuya KONAKA
TOCKA by Yoshitaka KAMADA
VATA by Takeshi KAMEI
YOUR LOVELY SMILE by Kah Wai LIM