Batāshi Kingyo
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is a Japanese manga series by Minetarō Mochizuki
. It was adapted into a live action film directed by Joji Matsuoka
in 1990.
. Joji Matsuoka
won the Award for Best New Director, Saki Takaoka
won the Award for Best Newcomer and Norimichi Kasamatsu won the Award for Best Cinematography.
Minetarō Mochizuki
is a Japanese manga artist. He won the Award for Excellence at the 4th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and the Award for General Manga at the 21st Kodansha Manga Award for Dragon Head.-References:...
. It was adapted into a live action film directed by Joji Matsuoka
Joji Matsuoka
is a Japanese film director. After studying filmmaking in the College of Art at Nihon University, he won an award for his independent short Inaka no hōsoku at the Pia Film Festival in 1984. He directed his first commercial feature, Bataashi kingyo, in 1990 and received a number of awards for best...
in 1990.
Reception
It was chosen as the 3rd Best Film at the 12th Yokohama Film FestivalYokohama Film Festival
The is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...
. Joji Matsuoka
Joji Matsuoka
is a Japanese film director. After studying filmmaking in the College of Art at Nihon University, he won an award for his independent short Inaka no hōsoku at the Pia Film Festival in 1984. He directed his first commercial feature, Bataashi kingyo, in 1990 and received a number of awards for best...
won the Award for Best New Director, Saki Takaoka
Saki Takaoka
is a Japanese actress. Yōsuke Yamashita, a jazz pianist is her uncle. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Hochi Film Award for Crest of Betrayal.- Filmography :* cf girl * Swimming Upstream...
won the Award for Best Newcomer and Norimichi Kasamatsu won the Award for Best Cinematography.