Society | Sep 13

Kurosawa wins as best director at Venice festival

Sep 13 (NHK) - Japanese director Kurosawa Kiyoshi has won the Silver Lion for best director at the 77th Venice Film Festival.

Kurosawa's movie "Wife of a Spy" is set in 1940, before the outbreak of the Pacific War.

It's about the wife of a man who discovers a state secret and is accused of being a traitor.

The motion picture was among 18 entries vying for the top prizes. The Venice Film Festival is one of the world's three most prestigious cinema events.

Source: ANNnewsCH


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