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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Shota Sometani (L) and actress Fumi Nikaido pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2011. They won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor and actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy the previous day for their performances in the movie ''Himizu.''

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - Japanese film director Sion Sono of the movie ''Himizu'' receives the trophy during an awarding ceremony of the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 10, 2011, on behalf of actress Fumi Nikaido and actor Shota Sometani, who won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor and actress for their roles in the film.

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - Japanese director Sion Sono of the movie ''Himizu'' speaks in a press conference after the awards ceremony of the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 10, 2011. Sono received the trophy on behalf of actress Fumi Nikaido and actor Shota Sometani, who won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor and actress for their roles in the film.

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'Himizu' at Venice film festival

'Himizu' at Venice film festival

VENICE, Italy - (from L) Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido, director Sion Sono and actor Shota Sometani appear at the screening of their film ''Himizu'' at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy in early hours of Sept. 7, 2011.

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'Himizu' at Venice film festival

'Himizu' at Venice film festival

VENICE, Italy - (from L) Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido, director Sion Sono and actor Shota Sometani sign autographs after a press conference on their film ''Himizu'' at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 6, 2011.

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'Himizu' at Venice film festival

'Himizu' at Venice film festival

VENICE, Italy - (from L) Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido, director Sion Sono and actor Shota Sometani hold a press conference on their film ''Himizu'' at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 6, 2011.

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'Himizu' at Venice film festival

'Himizu' at Venice film festival

VENICE, Italy - (from L) Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido, director Sion Sono and actor Shota Sometani sign autographs after a press conference on their film ''Himizu'' at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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'Himizu' at Venice film festival

'Himizu' at Venice film festival

VENICE, Italy - (from L) Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido, director Sion Sono and actor Shota Sometani appear at the screening of their film ''Himizu'' at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy in early hours of Sept. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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'Himizu' at Venice film festival

'Himizu' at Venice film festival

VENICE, Italy - (from L) Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido, director Sion Sono and actor Shota Sometani hold a press conference on their film ''Himizu'' at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Shota Sometani (L) and actress Fumi Nikaido pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2011. They won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor and actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy the previous day for their performances in the movie ''Himizu.'' (Kyodo)

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - Photo shows Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido, 16, who won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 10, 2011, for her performance in the Japanese film ''Himizu'' directed by Sion Sono. (Kyodo)

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - Photo shows Japanese actor Shota Sometani, 19, who won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 10, 2011, for his performance in the Japanese film ''Himizu'' directed by Sion Sono. (Kyodo)

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - Japanese film director Sion Sono of the movie ''Himizu'' receives the trophy during an awarding ceremony of the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 10, 2011, on behalf of actress Fumi Nikaido and actor Shota Sometani, who won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor and actress for their roles in the film. (Kyodo)

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - Japanese director Sion Sono of the movie ''Himizu'' speaks in a press conference after the awards ceremony of the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 10, 2011. Sono received the trophy on behalf of actress Fumi Nikaido and actor Shota Sometani, who won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor and actress for their roles in the film. (Kyodo)

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - (from R) Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido, director Sion Sono and actor Shota Sometani speak to reporters about their film ''Himizu'' at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 6, 2011. Sometani, 19, and Nikaido, 16, won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor and actress at the festival on Sept. 10. (Kyodo)

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