''The Japanese Dog'' ( ro, Câinele japonez) is a 2013 Romanian
drama film
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directed by
Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
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. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
87th Academy Awards
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but was not nominated for the shortlist.
It is Jurgiu's debut feature film.
Plot
An elderly farmer, played by Victor Rebengiuc, has lost his wife in a flood. He has kept his wife's death hidden from their son, but his son discovers the truth anyway and rushes home to visit his father. Accompanying the son are his Japanese wife and their seven-year-old child. The farmer and his son become closer in the days that follow. However, sadness returns when they must part.
Cast
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Victor Rebengiuc
Victor Rebengiuc (; known in full as Victor-George Rebengiuc; born 10 February 1933) is a Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist.
Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more th ...
as Costache (the father)
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Șerban Pavlu
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as Ticu (the son)
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as Gabi
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as Leanca
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Constantin Drăgănescu
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Selected filmography
References
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1936 births
2020 deaths
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Kana Hashimoto
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as Hiroko (the son's wife)
See also
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References
External links
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2013 films
Romanian drama films
2010s Romanian-language films
2013 drama films
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