is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
Synopsis The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mother's death. Tetsuya, working as a bartender in Tokyo, quarrels with his father over the way he is leading his life.
Cast Rentarō Mikuni: Akio Asano Masatoshi Nagase: Tetsuo Emi Wakui: Seiko Kawashima Miyoko Asada: Toshiko Kazuyo Asari: Ayako Mieko Harada: Reiko Chosuke Ikariya : Jirō Katō Leonard Kuma Tatsuo Matsumura: Terao Ken Nakamoto Meiko Nakamura Tomoko Naraoka Ichirō Ogura Mikiko Otonashi B-saku Satoh Casey Takamine Kunie Tanaka Ryuzo Tanaka: Tadashi
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Awards and nominations 15th Japan Academy Prize Won: Best Picture Won: Best Actor - Rentarō Mikuni Won: Best Supporting Actor - Masatoshi Nagase Won: Best Supporting Actress - Emi Wakui Won: Rookie of the Year - Masatoshi Nagase and Emi Wakui Nominated: Best Director - Yoji Yamada Nominated: Best Screenplay - Yoji Yamada and Yoshitaka Asama Nominated: Best Music - Teizo Matsumura Nominated: Best Cinematography - Tetsuo Takaba Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Yoshifumi Aoki Nominated: Best Art Direction - Mitsuo Degawa Nominated: Best Sound Recording - Isao Suzuki and Ryuji Matsumoto Nominated: Best Film Editing - Iwao Ishii 16th Hochi Film Award Won: Best Film Won: Best Actor - Masatoshi Nagase
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