is a 1986

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

ese film directed by

Nobuhiko Obayashi was a Japanese director, screenwriter and editor of films and television advertisements. He began his filmmaking career as a pioneer of Japanese experimental films before transitioning to directing more mainstream media, and his resulting film ...

. It is based on a 1977 romance novel by Yoshio Kataoka.

Awards

8th

Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...

*Won: Best Supporting Actress - Noriko Watanabe *Won: Best Newcomer - Kiwako Harada *3rd Best Film

References

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* * 1986 films Films directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi 1980s Japanese-language films 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub