After the Rain (film)
| After the Rain | |
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Shugoro Yamamoto | |
| Produced by | Masato Hara[1] |
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| Cinematography | Shoji Ueda[1][Link is incorrect, goes to photographer with same name. Use <https://letterboxd.com/cinematography/shoji-ueda/> for cinematographer~a Kurosawa stalwart. |
| Edited by | Hideto Aga[1] |
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] |
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| Distributed by | Toho[1] |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
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After the Rain (雨あがる, Ame agaru) is a
Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[2]
Synopsis
A group of travelers are stranded in a small country inn when the local river floods. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the travelers trapped at the inn. A traveling
daimyō
Shigeaki is impressed by Misawa's skill and temperament, Lord Shigeaki offers Misawa employment as a sword master. Misawa has a tense interaction with the lord and his retainers, revealing his prowess at their expense.
The film also shows the tender relationship he has with his wife, Tayo, and provides insights into the way of life of a rōnin's wife.
Cast
- Akira Terao: Ihei Misawa
- Yoshiko Miyazaki: Tayo Misawa
- Shiro Mifune: Lord Nagai Izuminokami Shigeaki
- Fumi Dan: Okugata
- Hisashi Igawa: Kihei Ishiyama
- Hidetaka Yoshioka: Chamberlain Gonnojo Sakakibara
- Takayuki Katô: Hayato Naito
- Mieko Harada: Okin
- Tappie Shimokawa
- Tatsuo Matsumura: Sekkyo-Bushi Jii, the Old Preacher
- Tatsuya Nakadai: Tsuji Gettan
Release
After the Rain premiered at the Venice Film Festival on October 25, 1999.[1] It was released in Japan on January 22, 2000 where it was distributed by Toho and placed fourth at the box office for the week.[1][3] It was released in France on May 3, 2000 where it was distributed by Opening Distribution.[4]
Awards
- 1999 - NOMINATED AFI Fest: Grand Jury Prize Award (Takashi Koizumi)
- 1999 - WON São Paulo International Film Festival: Mostra Special Award (Takashi Koizumi)
- 1999 - WON Venice Film Festival: CinemAwenire Award (Takashi Koizumi)
- 2000 - WON Nikkan Sports Film Awards for Best Actor (Akira Terao)
- 2001 - WON Awards of the Japanese Academy for Best Actor (Akira Terao), Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Film, Best Lighting, Best Music Score, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Mieko Harada)
- 2001 - NOMINATED Awards of the Japanese Academy for Best Actress (Yoshiko Miyazaki), Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor (Shiro Mifune)
- 2001 - WON Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Yoshiko Miyazaki)
- 2001 - WON Mainichi Film Awards for Best Cinematography
- 2001 - WON Portland International Film Festival: Audience Award (Takashi Koizumi)
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Galbraith IV 2008, p. 413.
- Internet Movie Database. Archivedfrom the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "International box office: Japan". Screen International. 4 February 2000. p. 39.
- ^ "Ame agaru (1999)" (in French). Bifi.fr. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-1461673743.
External links
- Ame agaru (1999) at IMDb
- Ame Agaru at AllMovie
- 雨あがる (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- "AME AGARU". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- 雨あがる (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- 雨あがる(1999) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- "Variety Japan" 雨あがる (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
