Kimura Taichi’s tender Japanese drama Fujiko took home the Golden Mulberry Audience Award at the 28th edition of the Far East Film Festival ( FEFF ) that came to a close on Friday night in the northern Italian city of Udine. Fujiko , Kimura’s second feature, is a family dramedy set in 1970s and 1980s Japan and tells the story of a middle-aged single mother trying to make her way in a culture that is still struggling with the concept of women’s liberation. The film stars Yuki Katayama, Lily Franky, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Keiko Takeshita, Kayoko Kishimoto and Issey Ogata. Taking the 2026 Silver Mulberry, FEFF’s second most coveted audience award, was Kim Jong-woo, Kim Shin-wan and Cho Chul-young’s searing documentary, The Seoul Guardians . The film captures that surreal events of Dec. 3, 2024, when people in Seoul hit the streets to protest the stunning declaration of martial law by embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol.…