Obon Brothers
Obon Brothers (お盆の弟, Obon no Otōto) is a 2015 Japanese black-and-white romantic comedy-drama film directed by Akira Ōsaki.[1][2][3] It was released on July 25, 2015.[2]
| Obon Brothers | |||||
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| Kanji | お盆の弟 | ||||
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| Directed by | Akira Ōsaki | ||||
| Screenplay by | Shin Adachi | ||||
| Starring | Kiyohiko Shibukawa | ||||
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Running time | 107 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Plot
Cast
- Kiyohiko Shibukawa[2]
- Ken Mitsuishi[2]
- Kōki Okada[2]
- Aoba Kawai[2]
- Makiko Watanabe[2]
Reception
On The Japan Times, Mark Schilling called the film "one director’s attempt to portray his real life through a fictional self".[3]
At the 37th Yokohama Film Festival, the film was chosen as the 9th best Japanese film of 2015.[4] Shin Adachi won the award for Best Screenplay, Kiyohiko Shibukawa won the award for Best Actor, Ken Mitsuishi won the award for Best Supporting Actor and Aoba Kawai won the award for Best Supporting Actress.[5]
References
- "OBON BROTHERS". festival.sdaff.org. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- "お盆の弟(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- Mark Schilling (July 29, 2015). "'Obon no Ototo' is one director's attempt to portray his real life through a fictional self". The Japan Times. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- "2015年日本映画ベストテン". homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- "第３７回ヨコハマ映画祭 2015年日本映画個人賞". homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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