is a 1984
Japanese film
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 fourth largest by number of feature films produced, producing 634 fi ...
directed by
Masanobu Deme
was a Japanese film director.
Career
Born in Shiga Prefecture, Deme graduated from Waseda University before joining the Tōhō studio in 1957. After serving as an assistant director under such directors as Akira Kurosawa
was a Japane ...
.
Plot
In 1971 a woman faces execution on death row. 15 years earlier we find out how she ends up there..
Awards and nominations
9th
Hochi Film Award
The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''.
Categories
*Best Picture
*Best International Picture
*Best Animated Picture (since 2017)
*Best Actor
*Best Actress
*Best Supporting Actor
*Best Supporting Actress
*Best New Artist ...
* Won: Best Actress -
Sayuri Yoshinaga
is a Japanese actress and activist. She has won four Japan Academy Best Actress awards, more than any other actress, and has been called "one of the foremost stars in the postwar world of film."
Career
Her first media appearance was in the rad ...
Japan Academy Prize
* Won:
Best Actress - Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kinema Junpo Awards
, commonly called , is Japan's oldest film magazine and began publication in July 1919. It was first published three times a month, using the Japanese ''Jun'' (旬) system of dividing months into three parts, but the postwar ''Kinema Junpō'' ha ...
* Won:
Best Actress - Sayuri Yoshinaga
Mainichi Film Awards
The
are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by '' Mainichi Shimbun'' (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of ...
* Won:
Best Actress - Sayuri Yoshinaga
References
External links
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1984 films
Japanese drama films
1980s Japanese-language films
Japanese films based on actual events
1980s Japanese films
Films with screenplays by Akira Hayasaka
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