“Northern Canaries” , other Russian names - “Canaries of the North” , “Choir of Angels” [comm. 1] ; ( Japanese 北 の カ ナ リ ア た ち , kita no kanaria-tati ; Eng. A Chorus of Angels ) is a Japanese drama film with elements of a detective story, directed by Junji Sakamoto in 2012 . Screen adaptation of the novel Kanae Minato.
| Northern canaries | |
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| jap. 北 の カ ナ リ ア た ち ( kita no canaria-tati ) | |
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| Genre | film drama , detective |
| Producer | Junji Sakamoto |
| Producer | Riuko Tominaga |
| Author script | Matiko Nasu |
| In the main cast | Sayuri Yoshinaga Kyokhei Shibata Ryuhei Matsuda |
| Operator | Daisaku kimura |
| Composer | Ikuko Kawai |
| Film company | Toei Central arts |
| Duration | 122 minutes |
| A country |  Japan |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Year | 2012 |
| IMDb | |
Content
Story
For the past twenty years, Haru has worked as a librarian in Tokyo and finally reached retirement age. But before that, she was a school teacher in the most northern of the Japanese islands of Hokkaido . Before she even thought about how she could enjoy her newfound freedom, two policemen rang at her door to ask her some questions about one of her former students - Nobuto, who is a suspect in the murder case. It seems that they found Haru's address among Nobuto's things and really want to find out what kind of relationship she had with him and what she might know about his current whereabouts. Haru is shocked by what happened and decides to find out the details on the spot, again leaving for Hokkaido 20 years later. Her matured students, who are now under thirty, still live and work here. Conveniently, they did not disperse far from their childhood home, which facilitated her task. Manami, the only one of her pupils with whom Haru remained in contact, works in Sarobetsu Park, and she begins with her. Haru goes around everyone - there are not many, Naoki works in Sapporo , Yuka is a kindergarten teacher in the same city, Manae became a welder in the port of Wakkanai , and Isamu became an island policeman.
During this journey into the past, we learn that Haru is deeply concerned about her six students with various problems and disabilities, especially Nobuto, who stutters from childhood and lived without parents, raised by his uncle. She also taught children to sing, turning them into a close-knit talented vocal group. But after an accident involving one of the children, which killed her husband, Haru left the island. Years later, the trauma from her sudden departure still does not heal in the souls of the pupils. What happened? The key to the secret is the island policeman Kisuke Abe, who fought with his conscience after a fatal failure in service, which killed the hostage ...
Cast
- Sayuri Yoshinaga - Haru Kawashima, teacher
- Kyokhei Shibata - Yukio Kawashima, her husband
- Toru Nakamura - Kisuke Abe, island policeman
- Kotaro Satomi - Hisashi Hotta, father of Haru
- Mirai Moriyama - Nobuto Suzuki
- Hikari Mitsushima - Manami Toda
- Ryo Katsuji - Naoki Ikushima
- Aoi Miyazaki - Yuka Ando
- Eiko Koike - Manae Fujimoto
- Ryuhei Matsuda - Isamu Matsuda
- Mayu Harada
Premieres
- - The national premiere of the film took place on November 3, 2012 in Tokyo [1] .
- - the film was screened in Taiwan on April 12, 2013 [1] .
- - at the box office in Hong Kong since May 9, 2013 [1] .
Awards and nominations
Japanese Film Academy Award
- 36th Award Ceremony (2013) [2]
- Won:
- Best Movie Music Award - Ikuko Kawai
- Cinematography Award - Daisaku Kimura
- Best Lighting Award - Takashi Sugimoto
- Nominations in categories:
- for the best movie
- for best directorial work - Junji Sakamoto
- for the best script - Matiko Nasu
- for the best installation - Shinichi Fushima
- for Best Actress - Sayuri Yoshinaga
- For Best Supporting Actor - Mirai Moriyama
- For Best Supporting Actress - Hikari Mitsushima
- for best work by production designer - Mitsuo Harada
- for the best sound - Tetsuya Ohashi
- for the best work of a sound engineer - Junichi Shima
Mainity Film Award (2013) [2]
- Sound Engineer Award - Junichi Shima
Comments
- ↑ Under the name “Northern Canaries”, the film is distributed on the Internet on torrent trackers. Under the name “Canaries of the North”, the film appears on some sites, for example, “KinoPoisk”. The name "Choir of Angels", also found on the network, comes from the English name at the international box office: A Chorus of Angels.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Kita no kanaria-tachi (2012) —Release Info at the IMDb (Japanese)
- ↑ 1 2 Kita no kanaria-tachi (2012) -Awards on the IMDb website
Links
- Northern Canaries on the Internet Movie Database