Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

Oscar-winning director Kato returns home

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Kato, winner of the Oscar for best animated short film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 25 after returning home following the award ceremony in Los Angeles. He won the prize for the film ''Tsumiki no Ie'' (The House of Small Cubes).

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