The Bunshun Kiichigo Awards (文春きいちご賞 - ''Bunshun Kiichigo Shou''), or ''Bunshun Raspberry Awards'', is an award presented in recognition of the worst in film. It was founded in 2005 by the Japanese publication company Bungeishunjū, Ltd. Each year, up to 10 movies are nominated for the award (although in 2008 there were 11 nominees). The first film to win 1st Place was ''

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'' (the live-action adaptation of

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/ manga series), which had already received negative reviews in Japan. The Bunshun Kiichigo Awards are not limited strictly to domestic films; American and foreign films were selected as candidates as well. They include '' Thunderbirds'' (the live-action remake of

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's classic puppet show), the Hong Kong film '' 2046'', ''

War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was i ...

'' (the 2005 remake), and ''

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''.

Worst Movie Awards

2004

*1st Place: ''

'' *2nd Place: ''

Casshern ''Casshan'', also known in Japan as , is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Productions founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973. The ''Casshern'' franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'', and a 2004 ...

'' *3rd Place: ''Umineko'' *4th Place: ''

Howl's Moving Castle ''Howl's Moving Castle'' is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years ...

'' *5th Place: '' The Village'' *6th Place: '' Godzilla: Final Wars'' *7th Place: '' Thunderbirds'' *8th Place (Tied): '' 2046'' *8th Place (Tied): ''

Cutie Honey is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. First appearing in ''Weekly Shōnen Champions 41st issue of 1973, the series ran until April 1974. It follows an android girl named Honey Kisaragi, who trans ...

'' *8th Place (Tied): ''

The Chronicles of Riddick ''The Chronicles of Riddick'' is a 2004 American science fiction action film written and directed by David Twohy. It follows the adventures of Richard B. Riddick as he attempts to elude capture after the events depicted in the 2000 film '' Pitc ...

2005

*1st Place: '' Shinobi: Heart Under Blade'' *2nd Place: ''

Takeshis' ''Takeshis'' is a 2005 Japanese film directed, written, edited by, and starring Takeshi Kitano. It is the first film in Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, being followed by ''Glory to the Filmmaker!'', and '' Achilles and the Tortoise'' ...

'' *3rd Place: ''

'' *4th Place: ''

Sengoku Jieitai 1549 ''Samurai Commando: Mission 1549'', known in Japan as , is a 2005 Japanese feature-length film and manga series focusing on the adventures of a modern-day Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) element that accidentally time travel, travels ...

'' *5th Place: ''

Princess Raccoon is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The "raccoon" of the English title is actually a translation for the tanuki or Japanese raccoon-dog. It is a love story set in the musical genre and stars Zhang Ziyi as a tanuki princess and Joe O ...

'' *6th Place (Tied): '' Spring Snow'' *6th Place (Tied): ''

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'' *6th Place (Tied): ''Kita no Zero-Nen'' *9th Place (Tied): ''Tonbi ga Kururito'' *9th Place (Tied): ''

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2006

*1st Place: ''

Tales from Earthsea ''Tales from Earthsea'' is a collection of fantasy stories and essays by American author Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Harcourt in 2001. It accompanies five novels (1968 to 2001) set in the fictional archipelago Earthsea. . Retrieved 2012-02 ...

'' *2nd Place: ''

Sinking of Japan is a 2006 Japanese ''tokusatsu'' disaster film directed by Shinji Higuchi. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Japan Sinks'' and a remake of its earlier film adaptation '' Tidal Wave'', both released in the year 1973. It stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, ...

'' *3rd Place: ''

'' *4th Place: ''

Nada Sōsō is a song written by Japanese band Begin and singer Ryoko Moriyama. It was first released by Moriyama in 1998, but achieved popularity through the cover version by Rimi Natsukawa in 2001. Ryoko Moriyama version The song first appears in Ryo ...

'' *5th Place: '' The Promise'' *6th Place: '' Limit of Love: Umizaru'' *7th Place: '' Yeonriji'' *8th Place: '' Rough'' *9th Place: '' Angel-A'' *10th Place: ''Christmas on July 24th Avenue''

2007

*1st Place: '' Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea'' *2nd Place: ''

Koizora , or for short, is a 2005 best-selling Japanese coming of age and romance novel written by Mika. Originally posted on the cell phone website "Mahō no iLand", where chapters would be released exclusively for mobile reading, ''Koizora'' rec ...

'' *3rd Place: '' Last Love'' *4th Place: ''Ai no Rukeichi'' *5th Place: ''

Glory to the Filmmaker! is a 2007 Japanese film written, directed, edited by the film's lead star Takeshi Kitano. It is the second film in Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, following '' Takeshis, and concluding with '' Achilles and the Tortoise''. Style ...

'' *6th Place: ''

Dororo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka's childhood memory of his friends pronouncing as ''dororo'' inspired the title of the series. ''Dororo'' was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''W ...

'' *7th Place: ''Saiyuki'' *8th Place (Tied): ''Ore wa, Kimi no Tame ni Koso Shini ni Iku'' *8th Place (Tied): ''

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'' *10th Place (Tied): '' Inland Empire'' *10th Place (Tied): '' The Mourning Forest''

Notes

External links

Bunshun Website's listing of the Winners of 2007
Archived fro

on 2008-03-09
Slashdot Japan's listings of the 2006 Bunshun Kiichigo Award Winners
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