is a 1986 Japanese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Yoji Yamada.
It was Japan's submission to the
59th Academy Awards for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kihachi
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Kiichi Nakai as Kenjiro Shimada
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Narimi Arimori as Koharu Tanaka (inspired by
Kinuyo Tanaka)
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Keiko Matsuzaka as Sumie Kawashima (inspired by
Yoshiko Okada
was a Japanese stage and film actress who defected to the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
Childhood and youth
Yoshiko Okada was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on April 21, 1902. Her father was a newspaper reporter, her mother came from a farming f ...
)
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Ittoku Kishibe as Ogata (inspired by
Yasujirō Ozu
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in t ...
)
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Chishū Ryū as Tomo-san
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Hajime Hana
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Kaori Momoi
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Nana Kinomi
* Senri Sakurai
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Akira Emoto
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Masaaki Sakai (inspired by
Torajirō Saitō)
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Mitsuru Hirata
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Gin Maeda
(born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese actor. He had a regular role in the '' Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' films, beginning with the first in the series (1969), as Sakura's husband.
Filmography Film
*'' Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series (1969–2019), Hiroshi ...
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Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo
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Chieko Baisho
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Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII (special appearance) as Shirota (inspired by Shirō Kido)
* Kanbi Fujiyama (special appearance)
See also
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List of submissions to the 59th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1986 films
1986 drama films
Japanese drama films
1980s Japanese-language films
1980s Japanese films
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