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Japanese film wins top honour at Vancouver international film festival

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Japanese film 'Like Father, Like Son' has won the prestigious People's Choice Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival in Canada.

Hirokazu Koreeda's film, which opened at the top of the box office in Japan last month, has been picked up for a U.S. remake by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, Contactmusic reported.

Ben Ratner's 'Down River' was named Most Popular Canadian feature at the film festival, while Haifaa Al Mansour's Wadjda, claimed the title of Most Popular First Feature.

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First Published: Oct 14 2013 | 9:44 AM IST

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