She's already a Dame in Britain but now Judi Dench is receiving another royal honour - this time from Japan.<br/> The "James Bond" actress was one of five recipients to be given the prestigious Praemium Imperiale award in Tokyo.<br/> It's Japan's equivalent of the Nobel Prize of Arts.<br/> Dench won the prize for film and theatre while fellow Brit Anish Kapoor was honoured for sculpture.<br/> They were given the medals by Japanese prince Hitachi.<br/> One of the international advisors for the award Klaus-Dieter Lehmann talked about their voting criteria.<br/> SOUNDBITE: International Advisors for Praemium Imperiale, Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, saying (English):<br/> "It is creativity that can show us continuity and how to start over time and time again even beyond crisis."<br/> Other laureates included American Bill Viola for painting, Japanese Seiji Ozawa for music and Mexican Ricardo Legorreta for architecture.<br/> Afterwards Legorreta spoke on behalf of all the recipients.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Ricardo Legorreta, Laureate For 2011 Praemium Imperiale For Architecture, saying (English):<br/> "No matter what country or cultural discipline we represent, we have devoted our lives with deep passion to our art, and this award shows that our efforts -- despite all the difficulties these attitude brings in this superficial and materialized environment in which we live -- have been worthwhile."<br/> All the recipients received a cash prize of 15 million yen, approximately 182,000 dollars each.<br/> Cindy Martin, Reuters
