is a 2014 Japanese

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film directed by

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. It is based on a short story by

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. It was released on September 20, 2014.

Cast

Kiichi Nakai is a Japanese actor. His name was given by Yasujirō Ozu. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Ye ...

as Kingo Shimura * Hiroshi Abe as Jūbei Sahashi *

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as Setsu Shimura *

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as Shinnosuke Naitō *

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as Naosuke Ii

Reception

The film received four nominations at the

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: Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (

), Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role ( Hiroshi Abe), Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction (Fumio Ogawa) and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording (Osamu Onodera).

References

External links

* * 2010s historical films Films directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu Jidaigeki films Films set in Bakumatsu 2010s Japanese films Films based on short fiction Films based on works by Jirō Asada {{2010s-Japan-film-stub