is a 1984 Japanese film. Describing the impact of the
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occupation of Japan
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from the perspective of the inhabitants of a small, rural island community, the film featured the big screen debut of actor
Ken Watanabe
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in '' Letters from Iwo Jima'' and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'', for which he was nominated for the Academy Awa ...
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The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
57th Academy Awards
The 57th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1984 and took place on March 25, 1985, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPA ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Takaya Yamauchi as Ryuta
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Yoshiyuki Omori as Saburo
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Shiori Sakura as Takeme "Mume" Hatano
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Masako Natsume
was a Japanese actress from Tokyo. Widely popular in Japan, she gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Tripitaka in the TV series ''Monkey,'' which is now considered a cult classic.
Biography
Masako was born Masako Odate at Japane ...
as Komako
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Hideji Ōtaki as Ashigara
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Haruko Kato as Haru
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Ken Watanabe
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in '' Letters from Iwo Jima'' and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'', for which he was nominated for the Academy Awa ...
as Tetsuo
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Shima Iwashita as Tome
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Hiromi Go as Masao Nakai
Production
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Yoshinobu Nishioka -Art direction
Location
Filmed on
Manabeshima, a small island fishing community in the
Kasaoka Islands, of
Okayama Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,826,059 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture ...
on the
Seto Inland Sea
The , sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan. It connects to Osaka Ba ...
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See also
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Cinema of Japan
The , also known domestically as , has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2022, it was the Film industry#Statistics, fourth largest by number of feature films p ...
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List of submissions to the 57th 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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1984 films
1984 drama films
Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Japanese drama films
1980s Japanese-language films
1980s Japanese films
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