Face (2000 film)
| Face | |
|---|---|
Michiyo Okusu | |
| Music by | Yasuhiro Kobayashi |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Face (顔, Kao) is a
Plot
Sullen and withdrawn "ugly" elder sister Masako toils endlessly with mending chores in her widowed mother's dry cleaning shop, seething with hatred for her flashy younger sister Yukari, who visits only for free laundry service. When their mother dies, and Yukari persists in her abuse, Masako cracks and strangles her. She flees and takes a number of identities and odd jobs, meeting people as she goes. To her surprise, Masako finds people in general to be kind and helpful (although she's sexually abused more than once), and she blossoms as a person, even to the extent of becoming a popularly liked bar hostess like her murdered sister.
Cast
- Naomi Fujiyama
- Michiyo Okusu
- Riho Makise
- Kenji Sakaguchi
Awards and nominations
24th
- Won: Best Director - Junji Sakamoto
- Nominated: Best Picture
- Nominated: Best Screenplay - Junji Sakamoto and Isamu Uno
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Michiyo Okusu
- Nominated: Best Music - Yasuhiro Kobayashi
25th Hochi Film Award[2]
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Actress - Naomi Fujiyama
22nd Yokohama Film Festival[3]
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director - Junji Sakamoto
- Won: Best Screenplay - Junji Sakamoto and Isamu Uno
- Won: Best Actress - Naomi Fujiyama
References
- Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ 第２２回ヨコハマ映画祭 ２０００年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
External links
- Face at IMDb
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