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.
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (1981 film) The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (曽根崎心中 Soneyaki shinju) is a 1981 near life-size Bunraku puppet film based on Chikamatsu's sewamono "The Love Suicides at Sonezaki". Director Midori Kurisaki (栗崎 碧, stage name as actress Satoko Minami) convinced Living National Treasure puppeteers Tamao Yoshida and Minosuke Yoshida to let her take their puppets outdoors for live action filming outside the traditional Bunraku theatre - the first time anyone had filmed such a performance in outdoor scenery.