is a 2007

2007 in film

This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...

 Japan

Japan

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ese film directed by Joji Matsuoka

Joji Matsuoka

is a Japanese film director. After studying filmmaking in the College of Art at Nihon University, he won an award for his independent short Inaka no hōsoku at the Pia Film Festival in 1984. He directed his first commercial feature, Bataashi kingyo, in 1990 and received a number of awards for best...

. The film is adapted from the best selling autobiography of Lili Franky, a Japanese novelist, actor, illustrator, designer, musician and photographer. In a unique bit of casting, the young Eiko is played by Yayako Uchida, who in real life is the daughter of Kirin Kiki, the actress who plays Eiko as an old woman. The film was chosen as the Best Film of 2008 at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.

Synopsis

A young man who has inherited the irresponsible character of his father must care for his cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

-stricken mother when she moves in with him in Tokyo. Her wise and responsible nature causes him to reorganize his life.

Cast

Main

• Jō Odagiri: Masaya
• Kirin Kiki: Eiko
• Yayako Uchida: Eiko - young
• Takako Matsu
  Takako Matsu
  , born , is a Japanese actress and pop singer/songwriter born on June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. The style of her music is often laid-back and relaxing.- Profile :* Interests: Watching movies and stage plays...
  
  : Mizue
• Kaoru Kobayashi: Oton

Others include : Akira Emoto, Itsuji Itao

Itsuji Itao

is a Japanese comedian and actor. He is a member of the comedy duo 130R and former cast member of one of Downtown's previous shows. He usually appears in their batsu games.-Movies:*2001 Desert Moon ... Interviewer*2002 The Blessing Bell ... Prisoner...

, Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Itō is a Japanese actress who received her big break in 1996, when she was cast as the central character of Ageha in Shunji Iwai's hit movie, Swallowtail Butterfly. The following year, she won her first Japanese Academy Award for 'Rookie of the Year'...

, Ryo Katsuji

Ryo Katsuji

is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Horikoshi High School.-Filmography:*All About Lily Chou-Chou - Terawaki Shioske*Yume oikakete *Battle Royale II - Haruya Sakurai*Hanging Garden - Morisaki...

, Kyōko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

' is a Japanese singer and actress. Her music is released through Victor Entertainment . She is also known by the nickname Kyon Kyon. She had singles reach the Top ten for 12 consecutive years between 1983 and 1994, a female solo artist record, until this was broken by Namie Amuro...

, Hitomi Kurihara

Hitomi Kurihara

is a Japanese actress from Ibaraki Prefecture. She has appeared in various dramas, most notably tokusatsu dramas. Her most prominent role has been as Smart Lady in Kamen Rider 555...

, Miyuki Matsuda

Miyuki Matsuda

is a Japanese actress and the widow of Yusaku Matsuda.She starred as Ryo Ishibashi's dead wife and the sister of Mami Kumagai in the movie Audition...

, Ken Mitsuishi, Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

is a Japanese actress. She is best known for her pure image and roles such as in Nana and Virgin Snow. Her brother Masaru Miyazaki is an actor, and they starred together in the film Hatsukoi. She married Sosuke Takaoka on June 15, 2007, her partner since she was fifteen.-Career:Miyazaki started...

, Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

known by her stage name is a Japanese film and television actress whose film work occurred primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. She debuted in 1947 and became popular through starring in Akira Kurosawa early films such as Drunken Angel , Stray Dog , The Quiet Duel , Scandal , The Idiot and Seven...

, Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

is a Japanese actor.After leaving Dokkyo University without graduating, he started to earn his living as an illustrator, writer and pornographic cartoonist. He joined a theatre called Hakken no Kai in 1978 and he made a screen debut in Zokubutsu Zukan in 1982...

, Rena Takeshita

Rena Takeshita

is a Japanese fashion model and occasional actress. Since the late 1990s she has appeared in numerous magazines, catalogs, television commercials, TV shows and films....

, Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

', born February 18, 1966 in Mie Prefecture, is a Japanese actor.-Plays:*Hamlet *A Midsummer Night's Dream *Amor Vincit Omnia *MacBeth *Waiting for Godot *A Streetcar Named Desire...

, Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

is a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 100 films, 15 television commercials, three PVs, and numerous television dramas in a career spanning over 20 years. He rarely is the star of the films he is in but he is widely respected for taking every job seriously and diving into his work,...

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Reception

The film won five awards at the 2008 Japan Academy Prizes: Best Film, Best Director

Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year

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, Screenplay of the Year

Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year

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, Best Actress in a Leading Role

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

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 and Best Actor in a Supporting Role. It also receive nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

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, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Rookie of the Year. It was also nominated for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Asian Film Awards

2nd Asian Film Awards

The 2nd Asian Film Awards were given in a ceremony on 17 March 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre as part of the Hong Kong International Film Festival....

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