Story of movie The Kirishima Thing : The Kirishima Thing (??????????? Kirishima, bukatsu yamerutteyo) is a 2012 Japanese high school drama film directed by Daihachi Yoshida and based on a novel by Ryo Asai. It was released on August 11, 2012. The film won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, and also received several nominations.
| The Kirishima Thing | |
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Original Japanese Poster. | |
| Directed by | Daihachi Yoshida |
| Written by | Kohei Kiyasu Daihachi Yoshida |
| Based on | Kirishima, bukatsu yamerutteyo by Ryo Asai |
| Starring | Ryunosuke Kamiki Ai Hashimoto Masahiro Higashide Suzuka Ogo |
| Music by | Tatsuro Kondo |
| Cinematography | Ryuto Kondo |
| Edited by | Mototaka Kusakabe |
| Distributed by | Showgate |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Screenplay
- Ryunosuke Kamiki as Ryoya Maeda
- Ai Hashimoto as Kasumi
- Masahiro Higashide as Hiroki Kikuchi
- Suzuka Ogo as Aya Sawajima
- Kurumi Shimizu as Mika Miyabe
- Mizuki Yamamoto as Risa
- Mayu Matsuoka as Sana
- Motoki Ochiai as Ryuta
- Kodai Asaka as Tomohiro
- Tomoya Maeno as Takefumi
- Nobuyuki Suzuki as Kubo
- Takemi Fujii as Shiori
- Taiga as Fusuke Koizumi
- Shuhei Takahashi
- Hideto Iwai as Katayama
- Tomofumi Okumura
- Enomoto Isao as Hino
Principal photography took place in K?chi.
Critical response
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a grade of 8 out of 10, calling it "an offbeat gem".
Accolades
| Award | Date | Category | Recipients and nominees |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Film Awards | March 18, 2013 | Best Newcomer | Masahiro Higashide | Nominated |
| Best Screenwriter | Kohei Kiyasu and Daihachi Yoshida | Nominated | ||
| Best Editor | Mototaka Kusakabe | Won | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | March 8, 2013 | Picture of the Year | The Kirishima Thing | Won |
| Director of the Year | Daihachi Yoshida | Won | ||
| Best Editor | Mototaka Kusakabe | Won | ||
| Screenplay of the Year | Kohei Kiyasu | Nominated | ||
| Daihachi Yoshida | Nominated | |||
| Best Newcomers | Masahiro Higashide | Won | ||
| Ai Hashimoto | Won | |||
| Hochi Film Award | December 18, 2012 | Best Director | Daihachi Yoshida | Won |
| Best Actor | Ryunosuke Kamiki | Nominated |
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