is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Shunya Itō. It was written by Hirō Matsuda and draws inspiration from a real-life case of child abduction. Toei released the film on September 25, 1982, in Japan.
Premise Hideyuki (Motoyoshi Wada) and Kaori (Kaori Takahashi) are classmates at a prestigious private school near Osaka. Kaori's father Kazuo (Kenichi Hagiwara) once owned a successful café, but was swindled out of his business by a shady loanshark, while Hideyuki's father Noboru (Fujita Okamoto) is a doctor with a stable career but secret debts. Kazuo, resentful of Noboru's seemingly perfect middle-class life, kidnaps Hideyuki in order to obtain ransom money. The police and press become involved as Kazuo comes to regret his decision.
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Awards 6th Japan Academy Prize Won: Best Supporting Actress - Rumiko Koyanagi Won: Best Cinematographer - Shinsaku Himeda Nominated: Best Film Nominated: Best Director - Shunya Itō Nominated: Best Screenplay - Hirō Matsuda Nominated: Best Actor - Kenichi Hagiwara Nominated: Best Supporting Actress - Kumiko Akiyoshi
56th Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards Best Ten List: 9th place Readers' Choice Top 10 Japanese Films of the Year: 4th place Won: Best Supporting Actress (Rumiko Koyanagi)
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