Three Japanese Directors in Cannes Competition as Country of Honor Delegation Works the Market

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Japan has not had three directors simultaneously in the running for the Palme d’Or since 2001 – and as Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Kore-eda Hirokazu and Fukada Koji bring that once-in-a-generation confluence to the 79th Cannes Film Festival, Japan is celebrated as the Cannes Marché’s Country of Honor.

A delegation of 10 Japanese producers, who will be working the market, is organized jointly by the Motion Picture Producers Assn. of Japan (MPPAJ). The group comprises five veteran producers from the MPPPAJ, representing the country’s major studios, and five emerging producers from the independent sector selected by the Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO).

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