19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Mainichi
Japanese agent injured by falling tree at Cannes Film Festival: media
CANNES, France (Kyodo) -- The agent for an actor in the Japanese film "Brand New Landscape" has been injured by a falling palm tree at the crowded main street in Cannes where an international film festival is under way, according to Reuters.
The man in his 30s damaged his vertebrate and nose when the 3-meter tree fell onto the sidewalk of Croisette Boulevard on Saturday afternoon, the news agency said, citing local authorities and festival organizers.
"Brand New Landscape," directed by Yuiga Danzuka, is part of the lineup of Directors' Fortnight, an independent parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival. The festival runs through May 24.
The exact cause of the accident, which occurred near the festival venue, is yet to be determined. But local media have said the tree could have been weakened by termites.
