Japanese film wins double awards at Asian film festival

A Japanese film swept the best film and best director awards at the Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore on Friday, marking the first time for a Japanese film to win any award at one of Asia’s most prestigious film festivals. The feature film ‘‘Looking for Anne,’’ directed by 30-year-old Japanese film director Takako Miyahira, wowed the juries at the festival.

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