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"An Astonishingly High Birth Rate," "The Sound of Cannons Is a Familiar Part of the Town": The True Identity of the Town of 5,400 People Chosen as the Setting for the Cannes-Acclaimed Film 'Nagi Diary'.

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This year, for the first time in 25 years, three Japanese films were simultaneously selected for the Cannes International Film Festival. One of them, Koji Fukada's "Nagi Diary," is set in the town of "Nagi," modeled after Nagi Town in Okayama Prefecture. Why did this small town of about 5,400 people become the setting for a film that has attracted worldwide attention?
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This year, for the first time in 25 years, three Japanese films were simultaneously selected for the Cannes International Film Festival. One of them, Koji Fukada's "Nagi Diary," is set in the town of "Nagi," modeled after Nagi Town in Okayama Prefecture. Why did this small town of about 5,400 people become the setting for a film that has attracted worldwide attention?

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toyokeizai.net broke the news on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
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