Cannes (France) (AFP) - Japanese director Naomi Kawase on Tuesday unveiled her Cannes contender "Still the Water", a lyrical look at love, death and sex that she has called her "masterpiece" worthy of the coveted Palme d'Or. Kawase, an auteur who has already bagged two awards at previous Cannes festivals, is one of two women vying for the Palme d'Or to be awarded by a jury led by New Zealand's Jane Campion, the only female director to win the top prize. Last year, the 44-year-old Kawase became the first Japanese filmmaker to serve on the Cannes jury. The film explores the lives of two teenagers, Kyoko and Kaito, growing up on Amami Oshima, an isolated island off the southern coast of Japan where life is shrouded by the constant threat of vicious typhoons.
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