Yanagawa (film)

Yanagawa (Chinese: 漫长的告白) is a 2021 Chinese romantic drama film written and directed by Korean-Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lü and stars Ni Ni, Zhang Luyi and Xin Baiqing. It was screened as opening film of Pingyao International Film Festival[1] and invited for "ICONS" section at the 26th Busan International Film Festival on October 12, 2021.[2] The film won the highest award Golden Cyclo at the 28th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema.[3][4][5] It had been a theatrical release in China on August 12, 2022.[6]

Yanagawa
Promotional poster
Directed byZhang Lü
Screenplay byZhang Lü
Produced byNai An
Cao Liuying Cao
Deng Cilin
StarringNi Ni
Zhang Luyi
Xin Baiqing
CinematographyPark Jung-hoon
Edited bySun Yixin
Liu Xinzhu
Music byXiao He
Production
companies
Midnight Blur
Hishow Entertainment
Distributed byHishow Entertainment
Foggy (Japan)
Iha Films (Japan)
Release dates
Running time
113 minutes
CountryChina
LanguagesChinese
Japanese
English

Plot

Li Dong (Zhang Luyi) in his youth had once admired a woman named A Chuan (Ni Ni), but one day A Chuan's sudden disappearance became a knot in his heart that he could not solve for more than ten years. In order to resolve their thoughts, Li Dong and his brother Li Chun (Xin Baiqing) went to Liu Chuan, who has the same name as A Chuan, just to see her again. As they met again, the truth of many past stories surfaced, and Li Dong also knew the real reason for A Chuan's departure back then, but his deep love for A Chuan was in this affectionate confession of going to "her" hometown intensifying...

Cast
  • Ni Ni as A Chuan
  • Zhang Luyi as Li Dong
  • Xin Baiqing as Li Chun
  • Sosuke Ikematsu as Daiki Nakayama
  • Ryoko Nakano as Bar proprietress (an old woman in Yanagawa)
  • Ninon as Nakayama's daughter
  • Wang Jiajia as Li Chun's wife
  • Nai An as a smoking woman
  • Mao Le as a Japanese grocery store owner
  • Xiao He
  • Lee Jun-dong

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipients Result
202125th Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalBest FilmYanagawaNominated
202228th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian CinemaGolden CycloWon
26th Changchun Film FestivalBest MusicXiao HeNominated
16th Chinese American Film Festival[7]Golden Angel Award FilmYanagawaWon
Best ScreenplayZhang LüWon
35th Golden Rooster Awards[8]Best Low/Medium-budget FeatureYanagawaWon
Best WritingZhang LüNominated
Best ActressNi NiNominated
Best Supporting ActorXin BaiqingWon

References
  1. "Pingyao film festival to open with 'Yanagawa', close with 'The Great Director'". 12 October 2021.
  2. "'Yanagawa': Busan Icon Zhang Lu Continues his Exploration of East Asian Identity". Variety. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. "'Yanagawa,' 'Aloners' Win Top Prizes at Vesoul Asian Film Festival". Variety. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. "The Vesoul International Asian Cinema Festival honors "Yanagawa", by Chinese director Zhang Lu". Actual News Magazine. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. "'Yanagawa,' 'Aloners' Win Top Prizes at Vesoul Asian Film Festival". Naijaonpoint. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. "爱情片《漫长的告白》8月12日上映". visitbeijing. 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  7. "Chinese American Film Festival - 2022 CAFF GOLDEN ANGEL AWARD". Chinese American Film Festival. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. "第35届金鸡奖提名出炉 沈腾朱一龙易烊千玺等入围". Sina Ent. (in Chinese). 2022-11-01. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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