Hana Yori Dango Final
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Hana Yori Dango Final is a 2008 Japanese film, directed by Yasuharu Ishii, and starring Mao Inoue
and Jun Matsumoto
. The film is the last chapter of the Hana Yori Dango
trilogy in Japan, based on Japanese shōjo manga
series, , written by Yoko Kamio
.
Hana Yori Dango Final was released in Japan on June 28, 2008 and was subsequently released in Hong Kong
, Singapore
and South Korea
.
) and Tsukushi Makino (Mao Inoue
) are driving through Nevada
. Weeks prior, Tsukasa announced to the world that he was engaged to Tsukushi. He released an embarrassing picture of her eating noodles, angering her. As a result of the announcement, Tsukushi's family become targets of media attention.
Soon after, Tsukushi’s parents formally met with Kaede Dōmyōji (Mariko Kaga), Tsukasa’s mother, to discuss the wedding. Kaede presented Tsukushi with a tiara
which grants endless love to the owner and her partner. Accepting, they proceed to Hotel Volver. Tsukushi's family leave the couple alone together; they are about to kiss when a man crashes through the window and seizes the tiara. Tsukasa pursues the thief with Tsukushi far behind. However the thief manages to escape. Tsukushi and Tsukasa returned to their room, where they notice that the window is fixed. The staff claim they heard no disturbance, even though Tsukasa and the thief had created chaos throughout the hotel. After some investigation, Tsukasa's butler Nishida (David Itō) informs him that the thief may be in Las Vegas
. Tsukasa and Tsukushi secretly plan to go there.
Rui (Shun Oguri
) phones Shizuka Tōdō (Mayumi Sada) just before her wedding. He states that he has many things to move on from. Tsukasa visits Rui to inform him of his plans. Rui asks why he did not contact Sōjirō Nishikado (Shota Matsuda
) or Akira Mimasaka (Tsuyoshi Abe
) instead, but Tsukasa tells him that they are busy.
Tsukushi and Tsukasa finally arrive in Las Vegas. They check into a motel before going to a casino, a location where Nishida told them the thief might be. They meet Shigeru Okawahara (Natsuki Katō
), who reveals that she is seeing Kazu Kaburagi (Naohito Fujiki
), the heir of a large company that owns the hotel where the tiara was stolen. Tsukasa questions Kaburagi; he says that he was told to pretend nothing happened at the Hotel- in return for his cooperation, five million USD
was deposited into his account. Kaburagi claims he does not know the thief.
Back at the motel, Akira calls Tsukasa and informs him that the tiara will go on the black market in Hong Kong
. Tsukushi and Tsukasa then plan to head there before Kaburagi arrives, saying that he heard about the auction. He gives them the five million to help them get the tiara back. Tsukushi and Tsukasa gamble the money at the roulette
table in order to pay Kuburagi back. As the wheel is spinning, the two notice the thief and Tsukasa chases him by jumping over the table, causing the ball to land next to the winning space. The thief gets away and Tsukushi is thrown out of the casino for refusing to hand over the money. Outside, she reunites with Tsukasa and the rest of F4, who Tsukasa has called.
The five fly to Hong Kong in a private jet for the auction. They win the tiara back but Tsukushi sees Rui talking to the thief. She tells Tsukasa, but he does not believe her; they fight. The next day, Tsukushi boards the private jet, finding Tsukasa already there. They are still on bad terms. A flight attendant serves them spike
d champagne, the two pass out and the thief steals the tiara again.
They awake on an island where they wait for help. They realize that their wild goose chase around the world is similar to the story behind the tiara. After talking with Kaburagi about why he divorced his wife, Tsukushi asks Tsukasa what his dream is. He points at her. Just as Tsukushi is about to tell her dream in return, a helicopter arrives to pick them up. They arrive at an estate and confront the man who they saw at the auction. He reveals that the tiara plot is a ruse by their parents to ensure that their marriage would be happy. Everyone involved was part of the act. They finally marry in Ebisu, Tokyo
.
One year later, Sōjirō is releasing a book, Akira is meeting with his fellow underground men, and Tsukasa and Tsukushi are back on the uninhabited island. As they write "Love" on the beach, Tsukasa asks Tsukushi what her dream is; she places her hand over stomach and says that it has come true. Overjoyed, Tsukasa listens to her stomach. Meanwhile, Rui has finally moved on from Shizuka as he places a picture of Tsukushi and F4 on his windowsill.
announced that the Hana Yori Dango adaptation in Japan would end with a film. Filming was scheduled to take place overseas for about two months from January 2008 onwards. It was also announced that the series' chief director Yasuharu Ishii would return to direct the film, and the original manga artist
Yoko Kamio
would help Mikio Satake (the pen name of actor Takayuki Takuma) with the screenwriting.
Mao Inoue and Jun Matsumoto had traveled to Hong Kong from February 11 to 16, 2008 and then to Las Vegas on February 19; finishing on February 29, 2008. The cast had traveled 25,000 kilometers (approx. 16,000 miles) in between the two locations.
would provide the movie's theme song
, as they have also provided the theme songs for two previous television drama adaptations. Japanese singer Aiko
was also to provide the insert song to the movie. Though the insert song was referred to as "Tsukushi's Theme Song" at the time of the announcement, it is officially titled "KissHug".
on June 23, 2008, it was announced that TBS was going to air a one-hour special on June 27, 2008 at 10:00 JST
. The special consisted of a mini-episode, filmed before the press conference, that took place just before the story line of the movie, and a semi-live broadcast with Arashi performing the Hana Yori Dango theme song medley and the movie's primary cast members making an appearance as their respective characters.
When the movie was released in theaters, Mao Inoue and the cast of F4 flew in a Boeing 737
-500 to visit Sapporo, Nagoya and Fukuoka on July 12, 2008 and Osaka and Tokyo on July 13, 2008 to meet with fans. Such a campaign was a first for a Japanese film.
. It stayed at number one at the Japanese box office for three consecutive weekends and stayed in the top ten for ten weekends.
According to Oricon
, Hana Yori Dango Final was the best-selling movie DVD for the first half of 2009 and the second best-selling DVD in the general DVD category. By the end of 2009, it sold a total of 358,172 copies, ranking as the fourth best-selling DVD in the Oricon general DVD category and the second best-selling movie DVD after Ponyo.
Mao Inoue
is a Japanese actress. She debuted as a U-15 idol in 1999. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in and Makino Tsukushi in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which she won Best Actress in the 47th Television Drama Academy Awards and received a newcomer award at the 16th Hashida...
and Jun Matsumoto
Jun Matsumoto
, often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of...
. The film is the last chapter of the Hana Yori Dango
Hana Yori Dango (TV series)
Hana Yori Dango is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2005. It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio. The series is the third television adaptation of the manga following Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II in Taiwan. It also resulted in...
trilogy in Japan, based on Japanese shōjo manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series, , written by Yoko Kamio
Yoko Kamio
is a Japanese manga artist and writer. She is most famous for , for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996. Her work has been translated and distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America.-Biography:...
.
Hana Yori Dango Final was released in Japan on June 28, 2008 and was subsequently released in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
Plot
Tsukasa Dōmyōji (Jun MatsumotoJun Matsumoto
, often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of...
) and Tsukushi Makino (Mao Inoue
Mao Inoue
is a Japanese actress. She debuted as a U-15 idol in 1999. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in and Makino Tsukushi in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which she won Best Actress in the 47th Television Drama Academy Awards and received a newcomer award at the 16th Hashida...
) are driving through Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. Weeks prior, Tsukasa announced to the world that he was engaged to Tsukushi. He released an embarrassing picture of her eating noodles, angering her. As a result of the announcement, Tsukushi's family become targets of media attention.
Soon after, Tsukushi’s parents formally met with Kaede Dōmyōji (Mariko Kaga), Tsukasa’s mother, to discuss the wedding. Kaede presented Tsukushi with a tiara
Tiara
A tiara is a form of crown. There are two possible types of crown that this word can refer to.Traditionally, the word "tiara" refers to a high crown, often with the shape of a cylinder narrowed at its top, made of fabric or leather, and richly ornamented. It was used by the kings and emperors of...
which grants endless love to the owner and her partner. Accepting, they proceed to Hotel Volver. Tsukushi's family leave the couple alone together; they are about to kiss when a man crashes through the window and seizes the tiara. Tsukasa pursues the thief with Tsukushi far behind. However the thief manages to escape. Tsukushi and Tsukasa returned to their room, where they notice that the window is fixed. The staff claim they heard no disturbance, even though Tsukasa and the thief had created chaos throughout the hotel. After some investigation, Tsukasa's butler Nishida (David Itō) informs him that the thief may be in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. Tsukasa and Tsukushi secretly plan to go there.
Rui (Shun Oguri
Shun Oguri
is a Japanese actor, director and voice actor.-Career:Born to a theater director father, Tetsuya Oguri, and having an actor brother, Ryo Oguri, Shun Oguri started his acting career quite early in his life...
) phones Shizuka Tōdō (Mayumi Sada) just before her wedding. He states that he has many things to move on from. Tsukasa visits Rui to inform him of his plans. Rui asks why he did not contact Sōjirō Nishikado (Shota Matsuda
Shota Matsuda
is a Japanese actor. His parents are the actors Yusaku Matsuda and Miyuki Matsuda, his older brother is the actor Ryuhei Matsuda, and his aunt is the actress Mami Kumagai. Matsuda is 181 cm tall. His father, Yusaku Matsuda was half-Korean, thus Shota and Ryuhei are a quarter Korean.Matsuda has...
) or Akira Mimasaka (Tsuyoshi Abe
Tsuyoshi Abe
is a Chinese Japanese actor in Japan. Of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent , he is able to speak both Mandarin and Japanese fluently....
) instead, but Tsukasa tells him that they are busy.
Tsukushi and Tsukasa finally arrive in Las Vegas. They check into a motel before going to a casino, a location where Nishida told them the thief might be. They meet Shigeru Okawahara (Natsuki Katō
Natsuki Kato
is a Japanese actress and former fashion model, regularly appearing on television in various roles.-Career:After she was spotted and recruited with 1998's television commercial appearance by a current entertainment production, she made her debut in 1999....
), who reveals that she is seeing Kazu Kaburagi (Naohito Fujiki
Naohito Fujiki
is a Japanese actor and singer.- Singles :# [1999.07.07] 世界の果て ～the end of the world～# [1999.11.17] 虹 ～waiting for the rainbow～# [2000.07.19] パーフェクトワールド # [2000.11.01] コズミックライダー # [2001.04.18] 2 HEARTS# [2001.08.01] anon...
), the heir of a large company that owns the hotel where the tiara was stolen. Tsukasa questions Kaburagi; he says that he was told to pretend nothing happened at the Hotel- in return for his cooperation, five million USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
was deposited into his account. Kaburagi claims he does not know the thief.
Back at the motel, Akira calls Tsukasa and informs him that the tiara will go on the black market in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Tsukushi and Tsukasa then plan to head there before Kaburagi arrives, saying that he heard about the auction. He gives them the five million to help them get the tiara back. Tsukushi and Tsukasa gamble the money at the roulette
Roulette
Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....
table in order to pay Kuburagi back. As the wheel is spinning, the two notice the thief and Tsukasa chases him by jumping over the table, causing the ball to land next to the winning space. The thief gets away and Tsukushi is thrown out of the casino for refusing to hand over the money. Outside, she reunites with Tsukasa and the rest of F4, who Tsukasa has called.
The five fly to Hong Kong in a private jet for the auction. They win the tiara back but Tsukushi sees Rui talking to the thief. She tells Tsukasa, but he does not believe her; they fight. The next day, Tsukushi boards the private jet, finding Tsukasa already there. They are still on bad terms. A flight attendant serves them spike
Spike
Spike may refer to:-Device to puncture or fasten:* Nail , especially one over ten inches long* Rail spike, or Screw spike used to construct railroad tracks* Tree spiking, making a tree dangerous to cut with a chainsaw...
d champagne, the two pass out and the thief steals the tiara again.
They awake on an island where they wait for help. They realize that their wild goose chase around the world is similar to the story behind the tiara. After talking with Kaburagi about why he divorced his wife, Tsukushi asks Tsukasa what his dream is. He points at her. Just as Tsukushi is about to tell her dream in return, a helicopter arrives to pick them up. They arrive at an estate and confront the man who they saw at the auction. He reveals that the tiara plot is a ruse by their parents to ensure that their marriage would be happy. Everyone involved was part of the act. They finally marry in Ebisu, Tokyo
Ebisu, Tokyo
is a neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Conveniently near Roppongi and central Shibuya, Ebisu is easily accessed by the JR Yamanote and Hibiya lines via Ebisu Station...
.
One year later, Sōjirō is releasing a book, Akira is meeting with his fellow underground men, and Tsukasa and Tsukushi are back on the uninhabited island. As they write "Love" on the beach, Tsukasa asks Tsukushi what her dream is; she places her hand over stomach and says that it has come true. Overjoyed, Tsukasa listens to her stomach. Meanwhile, Rui has finally moved on from Shizuka as he places a picture of Tsukushi and F4 on his windowsill.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mao Inoue Mao Inoue is a Japanese actress. She debuted as a U-15 idol in 1999. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in and Makino Tsukushi in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which she won Best Actress in the 47th Television Drama Academy Awards and received a newcomer award at the 16th Hashida... |
Tsukushi Makino |
| Jun Matsumoto Jun Matsumoto , often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of... |
Tsukasa Dōmyōji (F4) |
| Shun Oguri Shun Oguri is a Japanese actor, director and voice actor.-Career:Born to a theater director father, Tetsuya Oguri, and having an actor brother, Ryo Oguri, Shun Oguri started his acting career quite early in his life... |
Rui Hanazawa (F4) |
| Shota Matsuda Shota Matsuda is a Japanese actor. His parents are the actors Yusaku Matsuda and Miyuki Matsuda, his older brother is the actor Ryuhei Matsuda, and his aunt is the actress Mami Kumagai. Matsuda is 181 cm tall. His father, Yusaku Matsuda was half-Korean, thus Shota and Ryuhei are a quarter Korean.Matsuda has... |
Sōjirō Nishikado (F4) |
| Tsuyoshi Abe Tsuyoshi Abe is a Chinese Japanese actor in Japan. Of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent , he is able to speak both Mandarin and Japanese fluently.... |
Akira Mimasaka (F4) |
| Naohito Fujiki Naohito Fujiki is a Japanese actor and singer.- Singles :# [1999.07.07] 世界の果て ～the end of the world～# [1999.11.17] 虹 ～waiting for the rainbow～# [2000.07.19] パーフェクトワールド # [2000.11.01] コズミックライダー # [2001.04.18] 2 HEARTS# [2001.08.01] anon... |
Kazu Kaburagi |
| Mako Ishino Mako Ishino Mako Ishino is a Japanese singer and actress. She is affiliated with From First Production Co., Ltd.-Albums:* Truth * Mako Revival... |
Chieko Makino |
| David Itō | Nishida |
| Mariko Kaga | Kaede Dōmyōji |
| Natsuki Katō Natsuki Kato is a Japanese actress and former fashion model, regularly appearing on television in various roles.-Career:After she was spotted and recruited with 1998's television commercial appearance by a current entertainment production, she made her debut in 1999.... |
Shigeru Okawahara |
| Kin'ya Kitaōji Kin'ya Kitaoji is a Japanese actor.-Early life:He was born in Kyoto, son of famous jidaigeki film star Ichikawa Utaemon, and graduated from Waseda University School of Letters, Arts and Sciences Ⅱ in Tokyo.-Acting career:... |
the mysterious gentleman |
| Susumu Kobayashi | Haruo Makino |
| Emiko Matsuoka | Minako Yamano |
| Nanako Matsushima Nanako Matsushima is a Japanese actress and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She was also a main character in A Story of Love, where she starred next to Hiroyuki Sanada, who also played Ryuji Takayama in Ring.... |
Tsubaki Dōmyōji |
| Aki Nishihara | Yūki Matsuoka |
| Mayumi Sada | Shizuka Tōdō |
| Megumi Sato Megumi Sato (actress) in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese actress and television personality.-Television dramas:*Chiritotechin as Kiyomi Wada*Sunadokei as Ann Minase*Taiyo no Uta as Misaki Matsumae*Aru Ai no Uta as Shiami Shirai*Hana Yori Dango as Sakurako Sanjo*H2 as Satomi Nakata... |
Sakurako Sanjo |
| Satoshi Tomiura | Susumu Makino |
| Shingo Tsurumi Shingo Tsurumi - TV :* Antoki no Inochi * Kamen Rider Fourze * Yakuza Weapon * Umechan Sensei * Ningen Konchuki * Brutus No Shinzo * LADY~Saigo no Hanzai Profile~... |
Ken Uchida |
Filming
In August 2007, TBSTokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
announced that the Hana Yori Dango adaptation in Japan would end with a film. Filming was scheduled to take place overseas for about two months from January 2008 onwards. It was also announced that the series' chief director Yasuharu Ishii would return to direct the film, and the original manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
Yoko Kamio
Yoko Kamio
is a Japanese manga artist and writer. She is most famous for , for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996. Her work has been translated and distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America.-Biography:...
would help Mikio Satake (the pen name of actor Takayuki Takuma) with the screenwriting.
Mao Inoue and Jun Matsumoto had traveled to Hong Kong from February 11 to 16, 2008 and then to Las Vegas on February 19; finishing on February 29, 2008. The cast had traveled 25,000 kilometers (approx. 16,000 miles) in between the two locations.
Music
It was announced on May 2, 2008 that Jun Matsumoto's band ArashiArashi
is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...
would provide the movie's theme song
One Love (Arashi song)
"One Love" is the twenty-second single of the Japanese boy band, Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing only the title track and a DVD of the music video...
, as they have also provided the theme songs for two previous television drama adaptations. Japanese singer Aiko
Aiko (singer)
Aiko is a J-Pop singer-songwriter and vocalist. She studied popular music vocals at the Osaka College of Music, and after graduating in 1996, she became a DJ on FM Osaka...
was also to provide the insert song to the movie. Though the insert song was referred to as "Tsukushi's Theme Song" at the time of the announcement, it is officially titled "KissHug".
Promotion
After a special press conference for the movie was held at the Nippon BudokanNippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
on June 23, 2008, it was announced that TBS was going to air a one-hour special on June 27, 2008 at 10:00 JST
Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
. The special consisted of a mini-episode, filmed before the press conference, that took place just before the story line of the movie, and a semi-live broadcast with Arashi performing the Hana Yori Dango theme song medley and the movie's primary cast members making an appearance as their respective characters.
When the movie was released in theaters, Mao Inoue and the cast of F4 flew in a Boeing 737
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
-500 to visit Sapporo, Nagoya and Fukuoka on July 12, 2008 and Osaka and Tokyo on July 13, 2008 to meet with fans. Such a campaign was a first for a Japanese film.
Theatrical run
The film opened on 400 screens across Japan. In the movie's first five days since its release, it was watched by approximately 1.35 million people, grossing more than 1.6 billion Japanese yenJapanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
. It stayed at number one at the Japanese box office for three consecutive weekends and stayed in the top ten for ten weekends.
DVD release
A month after the DVD release, the DVD achieved the second-highest opening week sales in Japanese movie history, ranking second on the list of 2008's top box office hits. It sold 13,000 copies in its fourth week since release, making it also its fourth consecutive week as the number one Japanese live-action film. Additionally, by selling a total of 308,000 then, it became the third best-selling Japanese live-action movie DVD of all time.According to Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
, Hana Yori Dango Final was the best-selling movie DVD for the first half of 2009 and the second best-selling DVD in the general DVD category. By the end of 2009, it sold a total of 358,172 copies, ranking as the fourth best-selling DVD in the Oricon general DVD category and the second best-selling movie DVD after Ponyo.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Winner/Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Asian Film Awards 3rd Asian Film Awards The 3rd Asian Film Awards was given in a ceremony on 23 March 2009 as part of the Hong Kong International Film Festival.-Best Film:*Winner: Tokyo Sonata **Forever Enthralled... |
Best Newcomer | Shota Matsuda Shota Matsuda is a Japanese actor. His parents are the actors Yusaku Matsuda and Miyuki Matsuda, his older brother is the actor Ryuhei Matsuda, and his aunt is the actress Mami Kumagai. Matsuda is 181 cm tall. His father, Yusaku Matsuda was half-Korean, thus Shota and Ryuhei are a quarter Korean.Matsuda has... |
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| Nikkan Sports Film Award Nikkan Sports Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the Nikkan Sports.- Categories :*Best Picture*Best Director*Best Foreign Picture*Best Actor*Best Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress*New Artist Award*Special Award... |
Yujiro Ishihara New Artist Award |
See also
- Boys Over FlowersBoys Over Flowersis a Japanese shōjo manga series written by Yoko Kamio. It was serialized in the bi-weekly anthology magazine Margaret, which is aimed at high-school-age girls. The manga series ran continuously from October 1992 to September 2003, and was collected into 37 tankōbon volumes. In 1996, it received...
- Hana Yori DangoHana Yori Dango (TV series)Hana Yori Dango is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2005. It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio. The series is the third television adaptation of the manga following Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II in Taiwan. It also resulted in...
- Hana Yori Dango ReturnsHana Yori Dango Returns (TV series)Hana Yori Dango Returns is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2007. It is the sequel to 2005 Hana Yori Dango TV series, based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio, and followed by movie adaptation Hana Yori Dango Final.-Synopsis:Hana Yori Dango returns for...