Fire Festival (film)
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A poster with the transliterated version of the original Japanese title: Himatsuri | |
| Directed by | Mitsuo Yanagimachi |
| Written by | Kenji Nakagami |
| Produced by | Kazuo Shimizu |
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| Cinematography | Masaki Tamura |
| Edited by | Sachiko Yamaji |
| Music by | Tōru Takemitsu |
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| Distributed by | Cine Saizon |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Fire Festival (Japanese: 火まつり, Hepburn: Himatsuri) is a 1985 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Kin'ya Kitaōji as Tatsuo
- Kiwako Taichi as Kimiko
- Norihei Miki as Yamakawa
- Junko Miyashita as Sachiko, Tatsuo's wife
- Ryota Nakamoto as Ryota
- Aiko Morishita as Nursery school teacher
- Rikiya Yasuoka as Toshio
- Jūkei Fujioka as coolie
- Kenzo Kaneko as Kimiko's brother-in-law
- Sachiko Matsushita as Tatsuo's Sister
- Aoi Nakajima as Kimiko's sister
- Gozo Soma as (as Gôzô Sôma)
- Kin Sugai as Tatsuo's Mother
- Masako Yagi as Tatsuo's Sister
Awards and nominations
40th Mainichi Film Awards
- Won: Excellence Film (shared with Sorekara, Typhoon Club and The Burmese Harp)
- Won: Best Actor - Kin'ya Kitaōji[2] (also won for Haru no Kane)
- Won: Best Screenplay - Kenji Nakagami[2] (shared with Yuji Kato for Typhoon Club)
10th Hochi Film Awards
- Won: Best Actor – Kin'ya Kitaōji (also won for Haru no Kane)
59th Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards
- Won: Best Leading Actor – Kin'ya Kitaōji
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Fire Festival". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ a b "デジタル大辞泉プラス「火まつり」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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