The Japanese film "Rei" directed by Toshihiko Tanaka won the top Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, an annual event for up-and-coming filmmakers.Tanaka's film, which explores human connections through a woman who embarks on a journey through the mountains and her encounter with a deaf photographer, was selected from 14 titles in the feature competition.Rei is the first feature film by Tanaka, who is a former actor.Among the Japanese films nominated at the festival in the past, Akira Ikeda's "Anatomy of a Paper Clip" won the top prize in 2014.     Related coverage:READ FULL ARTICLE