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The Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival is organized by the 100-strong, largely voluntary team of the non-profit association Nippon Connection e.V. . It is under the patronage of the Hessian Minister of State for Science and Research, Art and Culture, Timon Gremmels, the Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main, Mike Josef, and the Consulate General of Japan in Frankfurt am Main. Since its foundation in 2000, the festival has developed into the largest platform for Japanese film worldwide and the film festival with the largest audience in Hesse, with around 19,000 visitors in 2024.