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Untamagiru
Untamagiru ( Okinawan: , ''untamagiruu'') is a 1989 Japanese film directed by Gō Takamine. It is a magical realist story of the legendary Okinawan hero Untamagiru participating in efforts to form an independent Okinawa before the island was returned to Japan in 1972. Many of the characters speak in the Okinawan language and thus mainland Japanese spectators needed subtitles to understand it. Cast * Chikako Aoyama * Kaoru Kobayashi * John Sayles * Jun Togawa Awards and nominations 14th Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the ''Hochi Shimbun , previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. ... *Won: Best Film References External links * 1989 films Films directed by Gō Takamine 1980s Japanese-language films Films set in Okinawa Prefecture 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gō Takamine
(sometimes credited as Tsuyoshi Takamine) is an Okinawan director of fiction films, documentaries and experimental films. Born on Ishigaki Island and raised in Naha, Takamine went to university in Kyoto and there began making 8mm films. He made his feature film debut with '' Paradise View'' (1985) and won a number of awards for ''Untamagiru'' (1989), including the Caligari Film Award at the Berlin Film Festival, the best feature film award at the Hawaii International Film Festival, the Golden Montgolfiere at the Three Continents Festival, and the Hochi Film Award. That film also earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. Other works include the feature-length video ''Tsuru-Henry'' (1998) and documentaries on Okinawan performers such as Rinshō Kadekaru. His films have centered on the politics of Okinawan history and cultural identity, particularly by using the Okinawan language, Okinawan music, music and folk legends. Selected filmography * ''Okinawan Dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |