In honor of Kashiko Kawakita, a pioneer among women in film, the Kashiko Kawakita Award has been established by the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute to honor women's contributions to film culture in Japan and abroad. Film critic Hata Sahoko is the inaugural recipient, with the award ceremony held as part of the Women's Empowerment section.
Date: 10.31 Sat
Venue: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya LEXUS MEETS...
Hosted by Kawakita Memorial Film Institute
Selection Committee for the Kashiko Kawakita Award
Sakano Yuka (Executive Director, Kawakita Memorial Film Institute)
Yamasaki Toshi (CEO/President, Toho-Towa Company, Limited)
Onda Yasuko (Senior Writer, Yomiuri Shimbun)
Recipient
Hata Sahoko (Film Critic)
Profile
Born in 1931 in Tokyo. She moved to France in 1957 as a journalist before returning to Japan to join the film distribution firm Shingaiei Haikyu Co., Ltd. Relocating back to France as an acquisition executive, she spent years bridging the Japanese and French film markets. Her first major acquisition was Jacques Tati’s Mon Oncle, followed by landmark titles such as Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless and René Clément’s Purple Noon.
