Hamaguchis nominations haul includes Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography for Yoshio Kitagawa.
The film is Hamaguchis first film since his Oscar-winningDrive My Carand debuted at this years Venice Film Festival.
The pic follows Takumi and his daughter Hana, who live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo.
Evil Does Not Exist.Sideshow & Janus Films
Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature.
Now in its second year, the ungendered Best Performance Award has five nominees.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
BEST NEW PERFORMANCEFor first or second time lead performance in a feature length role.
The Fund is open exclusively to Asia Pacific Screen Academy members.
