My Man (私の男, Watashi no Otoko) is a 2014 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and based on Kazuki Sakuraba's Watashi no Otoko novel.[1] It was released on 14 June 2014 in Japan.[2] The film won the Golden George at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival[3][4] and Tadanobu Asano won the award for Best Actor.[5] Fumi Nikaidō won International Rising Star Award for this film at New York Asian Film Festival[6] and Best Actress at 6th TAMA Film Awards.
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Directed by | Kazuyoshi Kumakiri |
Written by | Takashi Ujita |
Based on | Watashi no Otoko by Kazuki Sakuraba |
Starring | Fumi Nikaidō Tadanobu Asano Kengo Kora |
Edited by | Zenzuke Hori |
Music by | Jim O'Rourke |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥19.4 million (Japan) |
Story
editYoung Hana had lost everything in the earthquake and tsunami and was being taken care of by a relative named Jungo. As Hana grew up she began to fall in love with her own relative.
Cast
edit- Fumi Nikaidō as Hana Kusarino
- Tadanobu Asano as Jungo Kusarino
- Kengo Kora as Yoshiro Ozaki
- Mochika Yamada as Hana (10 years old)[7]
Reception
editThe film has grossed ¥19.4 million in Japan.[8]
References
edit- ^ Kevin Ma (20 May 2014). "My Man joins Moscow competition". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ 私の男 (2013). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ ""My Man" named best film at Moscow". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Japanese film 'My Man' wins Moscow Film Festival's main prize". Itar. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "36 MIFF Prizes". MIFF. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Jeffrey T. (12 July 2014). "Fumi Nikaido takes Rising Star Award at the 13th Annual New York Asian Film Festival". nihongogo. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ キャストなどの出典。禁断の愛を描く直木賞受賞作品、映画 『私の男』 キャスト発表! (in Japanese). Nikkatsu. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Kevin Ma (19 June 2014). "Frozen momentum cooling in Japan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Watashi no otoko at IMDb