Nabbie's Love

Nabbie's Love
Directed by	Yuji Nakae
Produced by	Hiroshi Ishiya
Written by	Yuji Nakae
Starring	Naomi Nishida Jun Murakami Tomi Taira Reiko Kaneshima Rinshō Kadekaru Misako Ôshiro Ashley MacIsaac Satoe Uza
Music by	Kenichiro Isoda Michael Nyman
Cinematography	Kenji Takama
Editing by	Ryuji Miyajima
Distributed by	Office Shirous
Release date(s)	December 4, 1999
Running time	92
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Nabbie's Love (ナビィの恋, Nabbie no koi^?) is a 1999 film written and directed by Yuji Nakae about a grandmother named Nabbie Agarikinjo, played by Tomi Taira. The film score is by Kenichiro Isoda and Michael Nyman, working separately. The film tied with Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali for the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Director Nakai won Best Director at the Japanese Professional Movie Awards, which also presented a Special Award to producer Shirō Sasaki.Naomi Nishida won the Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role of Nanako Agarikinjo. Isoda won Best Film Score at Mainichi Film Concours. Nishida also won Best Supporting Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival, and Jun Murakami (as Fukunosuke, as well as for roles in two other films) tied for Best Supporting actor with Teruyuki Kagawa.

Music

Nabbie's Love
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	November 26, 1999
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	BMG
Michael Nyman chronology
The Commissar Vanishes 1999 Nabbie's Love 1999 The End of the Affair 1999

The film's music is an eclectic mix of Japanese, English, and Irish influences.

External links

• Nabbie's Love at the Internet Movie Database