Japanese and Chinese films scoop the largest nominations hauls ahead of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
Nominations were announced at midnight on Thursday in Gold Coast, Queensland, where the final awards will be celebrated on Nov. 3.
In the running for APSA best screenplay award, alongside Pema Tseden and Hamaguchi, are Anthony Shim for “Riceboy Sleeps” , Liang Ming for “Carefree Days” and Nicole Midori Woodford for “Last Shadow at First Light” . The APSA for best performance is gender-neutral for the second year. The three female and two male nominees are Yakusho Koji for his role in “Perfect Days,” Mihaya Shirata for her role in “Last Shadow at First Light,” Mouna Hawa for her role in “Inshallaha Boy,” China’s Zhou Dongyu for her role in “The Breaking Ice”; and Jinpa for his role in “Snow Leopard.”
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