The film also made headlines as the first French film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. With its star winning Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, and the British Academy Awards recognizing it with seven awards including Best Picture and Best Director, this sensational film, which has won over 100 international film awards, finally arrives in Japan.

As director Michel Hazanavicius stated, "Silent films have no dialogue. Audiences feel the raw emotion with their hearts. I wanted to offer that experience in 2012." The Artist, with its bold use of black-and-white silent filmmaking, evokes a fresh sense of wonder.

Stripped of CGI, special effects, color, and even dialogue, what remained was the pure joy of cinema: the unspoken language of love conveyed through glances, the poignant melancholy expressed through posture, and the essence of emotions that resonate with our hearts, not our minds.

Hollywood, 1927. George Valentin, a celebrated star of the silent film era, meets aspiring actress Peppy at a premiere. Later, after she lands an extra role in one of his films through an audition, he advises her, "If you want to be an actress, you need a distinctive feature," and draws a beauty mark above her lip with an eyeliner. The two begin to fall deeply in love.

From that day on, Peppy's star begins to rise. The actress with the charming beauty mark becomes a sensation as a new star in the burgeoning era of talkies, eclipsing silent films. Meanwhile, George, clinging to his identity as an "artist" and the glory of silent cinema, finds his directorial and starring vehicle fail. Drowning his sorrows in alcohol and despairing of himself, he attempts to set fire to the film reels, his only remaining possession. It is Peppy, who still harbors unwavering love for him, who rescues him from the burning house, aided by his loyal dog.