The Discarnates (異人たちとの夏, Ijin Tachi to no Natsu) is a 1988 Japanese fantasy drama mystery film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi from a screenplay by Shin'ichi Ichikawa, based on a novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada.

The Discarnates
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Directed byNobuhiko Obayashi
Written byTaichi Yamada
Screenplay byShin'ichi Ichikawa
Based on Strangers
by Taichi Yamada
Produced byKiyoshi Higuchi
Starring
CinematographyYoshitaka Sakamoto
Edited byKazuo Ota
Music byMasatsugu Shinozaki
Production
company
Shochiku
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Produced and distributed by Shochiku, the film was released in Japan on September 15, 1988. It was screened at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival where it competed for the Golden St. George but lost to Maurizio Nichetti's The Icicle Thief.

Plot

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Hideo Harada is a TV drama writer who lives alone in an apartment after his divorce from his wife. While researching places for his written teleplay, he quickly recognized that he was in Asakusa, his childhood home. When he entered the theater, he began noticing a man whom he was familiar with, only to find out that it was his long-deceased father, Hidekichi. Hidekichi invites his son to his home where he lives with his wife Fusako.

Cast

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Awards

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31st Blue Ribbon Awards[1]

13th Hochi Film Award[2]

16th Moscow International Film Festival[3]

  • Nominated: Golden St. George

10th Yokohama Film Festival[4]

References

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  1. ^ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
  2. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
  3. ^ "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  4. ^ 第10回ヨコハマ映画祭 1988年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
  5. ^ 1988年度 日本映画ベストテン (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-22.

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