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 Cowards Who Looked to the Sky The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (ふがいない僕は空を見た , Fugainai Boku wa Sora wo Mita ) is a 2012 Japanese drama film adaptation of a novel of the same name written by Misumi Kubo. It was released in Japan on 17 November. The film stars Kento Nagayama as Takumi Saito, the lead hero; Tomoko Tabata as Satomi Okamoto (Anzu), the lead heroine; Masataka Kubota as Ryota Fukuda; Takahiro Miura as Yoshifumi Taoka. The film was directed by Yuki Tanada.