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Childhood Days 
DVD coverDirected by Masahiro Shinoda Produced by Fujio A. Fujiko Written by Taichi Yamada
Hyozo Kashiwabara (Novel)Starring Yuji Horioka
Tetsuya FujitaMusic by Shinichirô Ikebe Cinematography Tatsuo Suzuki Editing by Chizuko Osada Studio Childhood Days Production Committee Distributed by Toho Release date(s) August 11, 1990 Running time 117 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese Childhood Days (少年時代 Shōnen jidai, aka Takeshi - Childhood Days) is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[1]
Contents
Synopsis
A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid bombing raids, Takeshi at first treats him well, then begins bullying him too. Takeshi eventually loses his position of leadership.[2]
Cast
- Tetsuya Fujita: Shinji Kazama
- Yuji Horioka: Takeshi Ohara
- Katsuhisa Yamazaki: Futoshi Tanabe
- Noritake Kobinata: Kensuke Sudo
- Atsuko Koyama: Minako Saiki
- Shima Iwashita: Shizue Kazama
- Toshiyuki Hosokawa: Shusaku Kazama
- Choichiro Kawarazaki: Tatsuo Kazama
- Kazuyo Mita: Shige Kazama
- Nobuko Sendo: Akiko Tanabe
- Mitsue Suzuki: Maki Kazama
- Shinsuke Ashida: Principal
- Hideji Otaki: Stationmaster
- Kyosen Ohashi: Photographer
Reception
Awards and nominations
- Won: Best Picture
- Won: Best Director - Masahiro Shinoda
- Won: Best Screenplay - Taichi Yamada
- Won: Best Music - Shinichiro Ikebe
- Won: Best Art Direction - Takeo Kimura
- Won: Best Sound Recording - Hideo Nishizaki
- Won: Rookie of the Year - Tetsuya Fujita
- Nominated: Best Actress - Shima Iwashita
- Nominated: Best Cinematography - Tatsuo Suzuki
- Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Kenichi Mizuno
- Nominated: Best Film Editing - Chizuko Osada
References
- ^ "Awards for Shonen jidai (1990)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175527/awards. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Based on Takeshi at AllRovi
- ^ "第14回 日本アカデミー賞". Japan Academy Prize. http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/1991/index.html. Retrieved 20 March 2009.[dead link] (Japanese)
External links
- Shonen jidai (1990) at the Internet Movie Database
- Takeshi at AllRovi
- "少年時代" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1990/dn001870.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- "SHONEN JIDAI". Complete Index to World Film. http://www.citwf.com/film318145.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- "少年時代" (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. http://www.walkerplus.com/movie/kinejun/index.cgi?ctl=each&id=26596. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- "少年時代(1990)" (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=151158. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- "少年時代(1990)" (in Japanese). Variety Japan. http://search.varietyjapan.com/moviedb/cinema_26596.html. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda Assassination (1964) · Pale Flower (1964) · Samurai Spy (1965) · Double Suicide (1969) · The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970) · Silence (1971) · Himiko (1974) · Ballad of Orin (1977) · MacArthur's Children (1984) · Gonza the Spearman (1986) · Childhood Days (1990) · Sharaku (1995)
Blue Ribbon Award for Best Film Until We Meet Again (1950) · Repast (1951) · Lightning (1952) · An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953) · Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) · Floating Clouds (1955) · Mahiru no ankoku (1956) · The Rice People (1957) · The Hidden Fortress (1958) · Kiku to Isamu (1959) · Her Brother (1960) · Pigs and Battleships (1961) · Foundry Town (1962) · The Insect Woman (1963) · Woman in the Dunes (1964) · Red Beard (1965) · Shiroi Kyotō (1966) · The Fossil (1974) · Lullaby of the Earth (1976) · The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) · Third Base (1978) · Vengeance Is Mine (1979) · Kagemusha (1980) · Muddy River (1981) · Fall Guy (1982) · Tokyo Trial (1983) · MacArthur's Children (1984) · Ran (1985) · House of Wedlock (1986) · A Taxing Woman (1987) · The Silk Road (1988) · Dotsuitarunen (1989) · Childhood Days (1990) · A Scene at the Sea (1991) · Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) · All Under the Moon (1993) · Like a Rolling Stone (1994) · A Last Note (1995) · Boys Be Ambitious (1996) · Bounce Ko Gals (1997) · Hana-bi (1998) · Taboo (1999) · Battle Royale (2000) · Spirited Away (2001) · The Twilight Samurai (2002) · Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003) · Nobody Knows (2004) · Break Through! (2005) · Hula Girls (2006) · Kisaragi (2007) · Climber's High (2008) · Mt. Tsurugidake (2009) · Confessions (2010)
Japan Academy Prize for Best Film The Yellow Handkerchief (1978) · The Incident (1979) · Vengeance Is Mine (1980) · Zigeunerweisen (1981) · Station (1982) · Fall Guy (1983) · The Ballad of Narayama (1984) · The Funeral (1985) · Gray Sunset (1986) · House on Fire (1987) · A Taxing Woman (1988) · The Silk Road (1989) · Black Rain (1990) · Childhood Days (1991) · My Sons (1992) · Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1993) · A Class to Remember (1994) · Crest of Betrayal (1995) · A Last Note (1996) · Shall We Dance? (1997) · Princess Mononoke (1998) · Begging for Love (1999) · Poppoya (2000) · After the Rain (2001) · Spirited Away (2002) · The Twilight Samurai (2003) · When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2004) · Half a Confession (2005) · Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (2006) · Hula Girls (2007) · Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2008) · Departures (2009) · Shizumanu Taiyō (2010) · Confessions (2011)
Mainichi Film Award for Best Film 1946–1959 Aru yo no Tonosama (1946) · Ima Hitotabi no (1947) · Drunken Angel (1948) · Late Spring (1949) · Until We Meet Again (1950) · Repast (1951) · Ikiru (1952) · An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953) · Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) · Floating Clouds (1955) · Mahiru no ankoku (1956) · The Rice People (1957) · The Ballad of Narayama (1958) ·
Kiku to Isamu (1959)1960–1979 Her Brother (1960) · A Soldier's Prayer (1961) · Harakiri (1962) · High and Low (1963) · Woman in the Dunes (1964) · Red Beard (1965) · Shiroi Kyotō (1966) · Samurai Rebellion (1967) · The Profound Desire of the Gods (1968) · Double Suicide (1969) · Kazoku (1970) · Silence (1971) · Shinobu Kawa (1972) · Tsugaru Folk Song (1973) · Castle of Sand (1974) · The Fossil (1975) · Fumō Chitai (1976) · The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) · The Incident (1978) ·
Ah! Nomugi Toge (1979)1980–2009 Kagemusha (1980) · Muddy River (1981) · Fall Guy (1982) · Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) · W's Tragedy (1984) · Ran (1985) · The Sea and Poison (1986) · A Taxing Woman (1987) · My Neighbor Totoro (1988) · Black Rain (1989) · Childhood Days (1990) · My Sons (1991) · Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) · All Under the Moon (1993) · A Dedicated Life (1994) · A Last Note (1995) · Shall We Dance? (1996) · Princess Mononoke (1997) · Begging for Love (1998) · Poppoya (1999) · Face (2000) · Spirited Away (2001) · The Twilight Samurai (2002) · Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003) · Blood and Bones (2004) · Break Through! (2005) · Sway (2006) · I Just Didn't Do It (2007) · Departures (2008) · Shizumanu Taiyō (2009) · Villain (2010)
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