“Someday” ( Japanese 大 鹿 村 騒 動 記 : about: Sikamura Souduki ; Eng. Someday ) is a Japanese drama film directed by Junji Sakamoto in 2011. An ironic and at the same time sad story of the owner of the diner and the star of the local kabuki theater Zen, who lost his temper when he was visited by his ex-wife Takako and childhood friend Osamu, who had fled together 18 years ago. The film was the brainchild of a leading Japanese film actor of the 1970s - early 2000s Yoshio Harada , who died in July 2011 shortly after the premiere of the film at the national box office. The film was awarded the Grand Prix of the 7th Osaka Film Festival, received 8 nominations for the Japan Academy Award, winning only in the category "Award to the Best Actor of 2011" - Yoshio Harada.
| Someday | |
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| Japanese 大 鹿 村 騒 動 記 ( about: sikamura soudoki ) | |
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| Genre | movie drama |
| Producer | Junji Sakamoto |
| Producer | Yukiko Shi |
| Author script | Haruhiko Arai , Junji Sakamoto |
| In the main cast | Yoshio Harada Mitiyo Ookusu , Ittoku Kishibe |
| Operator | Norimiti Kasamatsu |
| Composer | Kiyoshiro Imavano , Goro Yasukawa |
| Film company | Dentsu, Kansai Telecasting (KTV), Kino, Kôdansha, Papado, Sedic International, Toei company |
| Duration | 93 minutes |
| A country |  Japan |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Year | 2011 |
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Content
Story
Located in the highlands of Nagano Prefecture , Osika is famous for honoring the traditions of the Kabuki amateur theater for 300 years, annually showing a performance for which locals prepare for a year.
The protagonist of Zen - the owner of a restaurant where you can enjoy venison, he is also a leading actor in theatrical performance. Everything collapses in the life of Zen, when, shortly before the next premiere of the play, his ex-wife Takako returns. She escaped from him 18 years ago in Tokyo with his old friend Osamu. And now Takako was damaged by reason, she has amnesia, she always calls her current husband Zen, and Osamu, no longer knowing what to do with her, brought her back to her ex-husband.
Rehearsals before the premiere are in full swing, and Zen, having nevertheless taken Takako to his house, must understand - how can he now live again with his ex-wife? He cannot concentrate on the rehearsals of the play and wants to abandon his role. By chance, another of the actors leaves the project: Ippei, who works as a bus driver, had an accident and was hospitalized. And he was supposed to play the main female role in the upcoming performance (in the theatrical performances of kabuki, in the order of things, the performance of female roles by men). Ippei and his girlfriend Mie persuade Zen to still play a performance. And the main female role is offered to take Takako. She could well replace sick Ippei, as she had already played this role. And strange as it may seem, for all her amnesia, she remembers her role well ... Zen, having thought it over, nevertheless agrees with the arguments and persuasion, and on the appointed day he and his wife Takako play together on stage.
Cast
- Yoshio Harada - Yoshi Kazamatsuri (Zen)
- Michiyo Ookusu - Takako Kazamatsuri
- Ittoku Kishibe - Mutira No (Osamu)
- Takako Matsu - Mie Oi
- Koichi Sato - Ippei Cosida
- Satoshi Tomiura - Daiji District (Lyon)
- Eita - Kanji Shibayama
- Renji Ishibashi - Kansan Shigatake
- Itiro Ogura - Mitsuru Shibayama
- Danden - Ichiro Asakavagen
- Toranosuke Kato - Kent Hiraoka
- Takehiko Ono - Kazuo Yamatani
- Rentaro Mikuni - Yoshikazu Tsuda, father of Takako
Premieres
- - The national premiere of the film took place on July 11, 2011 [1] .
- - November 13, 2011 was first shown in the United States as part of LA EigaFest : The annual festival of new Japanese films [2] .
- - On February 5, 2012, the film was shown as part of the competitive screening of the Yokohama Film Festival [2] .
- - July 5, 2013 was first shown in Taiwan [2] .
About the movie
The popular Japanese film actor Yoshio Harada initiated the creation of this film, the plot of which he learned from its author Hiroshi Nobue. Harada’s old friend, Junji Sakamoto, with whom he had already worked several times (the films “Knockout!”, 1989; “Destroyer Without a Target”, 2005; “Stay Down: The Last”, 2010 and others), together with Haruhiko Arai, wrote the script and took it for staging. The film was shot in a real village of Nagano Prefecture, which is also called as in the Japanese original name of the film (Ooshikamura soudouki) - Oosika-mura [1] . More than 300 residents of the settlement starred in the film as extras [3] . This is the last movie in the movie of the great actor Yoshio Harada, who died of pneumonia a week after the premiere of the film in Tokyo, which he visited while he was already in a wheelchair. After his death, the actor was awarded a number of posthumous awards, including prizes for best male performance in this film from the Japanese Academy and from critics of Kinem Jumpo magazine. A year later, in 2012 at Japan Cuts (the annual Festival of Japanese films in New York ), paying tribute to the actor, a screening of his last film, “Someday,” was arranged.
Awards and nominations
Japanese Film Academy Award
- 35th Award Ceremony (2012) [4]
- Won:
- 2011 Actor Award - Yoshio Harada
- Nominations in categories:
- for the best movie
- for best directorial work - Junji Sakamoto
- for the best screenplay - Junji Sakamoto, Haruhiko Arai
- for Best Supporting Actor - Ittoku Kishibe
- for best cinematography - Norimiti Kasamatsu
- for the best lighting - Kazuaki Kiriya
- for the best work of a sound engineer - Yasumas Terui
Kinema Jumpo Magazine Award (2012)
- Won: [5]
- 2011 Actor Award - Yoshio Harada
- Screenplay Award - Junji Sakamoto, Haruhiko Arai
- Nominations in categories: [6]
- The nomination for the award for the best film of 2011, however, according to the results of the vote, the film took the 2nd place, losing to the film " Postcard " directed by Caneto Sindo .
7th Osaka Film Festival (March 2012)
- Won: [7]
- Best Movie Award
- Best Director Award - Junji Sakamoto
- Award for Best Film Music - Goro Yasukawa
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 原 田芳雄 on the website of the Kinema Jumpo magazine (Japanese)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ooshikamura soudouki (2011) —Release Info on the IMDb website
- ↑ Ooshikamura soudouki (2011) on IMDb
- ↑ Laureates of the 2011 Prizes on the official website of the Japan Academy Award (Japanese)
- ↑ Ooshikamura soudouki (2011) on IMDb
- ↑ Kinema Junpo Top YBY on Rinkworks.com
- ↑ 2012 (7th) Osaka Cinema Festival on AsianWiki.com
Links
- Ever at the Internet Movie Database