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Kôji Fukada's 'Nagi Notes' Competes at Cannes

Updated 2026-05-13 05:00 UTC 1 source Neutral

Japanese filmmaker Kôji Fukada’s latest film, ‘Nagi Notes,’ is competing for the Palme d’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The director discusses his work and its themes of democracy and existential crisis.

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Kôji Fukada on What Drives His Cannes Competition Debut ‘Nagi Notes’: ‘I Believe What Is Being Tested Now Is the Evolution of Democracy’

Previously selected for Cannes Premiere (“Love on Trial”) and Un Certain Regard (“Harmonium”), Kôji Fukada will now vie for the Palme d’Or in his first competition film with “Nagi Notes,” a gentle yet simmering drama on surviving existential crisis in a seemingly secluded rural town while the world

2026-05-13 04:55 UTC