Yanagawa (, lit. A Lasting Confession) is a 2021 Chinese romantic drama film written and directed by Korean-Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lü and stars Ni Ni, Zhang Luyi and Xin Baiqing. It was screened as opening film of Pingyao International Film Festival and invited for "ICONS" section at the 26th Busan International Film Festival on October 12, 2021. It was also premiered in competition at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 17, 2021. The film won the highest award Golden Cyclo at the 28th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. It had been a theatrical release in China on August 12, 2022.
Plot Li Dong (Zhang Luyi) in his youth had once admired a woman named A Chuan (Ni Ni), but one day A Chuan's sudden disappearance became a knot in his heart that he could not solve for more than ten years. In order to resolve their thoughts, Li Dong and his brother Li Chun (Xin Baiqing) went to Liu Chuan, who has the same name as A Chuan, just to see her again. As they met again, the truth of many past stories surfaced, and Li Dong also knew the real reason for A Chuan's departure back then, but his deep love for A Chuan was in this affectionate confession of going to "her" hometown intensifying...
Cast Ni Ni as A Chuan Zhang Luyi as Li Dong Xin Baiqing as Li Chun Sosuke Ikematsu as Daiki Nakayama Ryoko Nakano as Bar proprietress (an old woman in Yanagawa) Ninon as Nakayama's daughter Wang Jiajia as Li Chun's wife Nai An as a smoking woman Mao Le as a Japanese grocery store owner Xiao He Lee Jun-dong
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipients Result 2021 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Grand Prix for Best Film Yanagawa 2022 28th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema Golden Cyclo 26th Changchun Film Festival Best Music Xiao He 16th Chinese American Film Festival Golden Angel Award Film Yanagawa Best Screenplay Zhang Lü35th Golden Rooster Awards Best Low/Medium-budget Feature Yanagawa Best Writing Zhang LüBest Actress Ni NiBest Supporting Actor Xin Baiqing202314th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Film Yanagawa Special Jury Award Best Director Zhang Lü Best Screenplay Best Actress Ni NiBest Actor Xin Baiqing Zhang Luyi
References
External links
Yanagawa at Douban