Cannes jury prize goes to Koreeda's 'Like Father, Like Son'

The Japanese film "Like Father, Like Son (Soshite Chichi ni Naru)" directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, received the Prix du Jury at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival on Sunday.

It is the first Japanese film to receive an award in the competition division since Naomi Kawase's "The Mourning Forest," which won the Grand Prix in 2007. Kawase served as a member of this year's jury, which was headed by U.S. director Steven Spielberg, becoming the first Japanese in 17 years to join the jury.

"I would like to share my joy in receiving the award with the cast and crew of the film, including (lead actor Masaharu) Fukuyama," Koreeda said in his acceptance speech at the ceremony's closing.