Which actress to receive an Independent Spirit Award nomination acted in a 2010 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Tran Anh Hung, based on Haruki Murakami's novel ?
Rinko Kikuchi Rinko Kikuchi (菊地 凛子 , Kikuchi Rinko ) (born Yuriko Kikuchi (菊地 百合子 , Kikuchi Yuriko ) ; January 6, 1981) is a Japanese film actress. She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in "Babel" (2006). Kikuchi's other notable films include "Norwegian Wood" (2010), which screened in competition at the 67th Venice Film Festival and Guillermo del Toro's science fiction action film "Pacific Rim" (2013). For her role in the drama film "Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter" (2014), Kikuchi received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead.
First Love (2010 Thai film) First Love, also known as Crazy Little Thing Called Love, (Thai: สิ่งเล็กเล็ก ที่เรียกว่า...รัก , "Sing lek lek thi riak wa... rak", lit. "A Little Thing Called Love") is a 2010 Thai romantic comedy film and also a 2011 Asian sleeper hit film starring Mario Maurer and Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul. The story depicts love in the eye of young people who first experience it and how it affects their lives and their inspirations.