A Class to Remember
| A Class to Remember | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover for A Class to Remember (1993) | |
| Directed by | Yōji Yamada[1] |
| Written by | Yoshitaka Asama Yōji Yamada |
| Produced by | Shigehiro Nakagawa |
| Starring | Toshiyuki Nishida Eiko Shinya Keiko Takeshita |
| Cinematography | Mutsuo Naganuma Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Isao Tomita |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date | November 6, 1993 |
Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
A Class to Remember (学校, Gakkō, "School") is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[2]
Synopsis
A cantankerous but loveable high school teacher teaches a night school in a poor neighborhood for adult students on the fringes of Japanese society.[3]
Cast
- Toshiyuki Nishida
- Eiko Shinya
- Keiko Takeshita
- Nae Yuuki
- Kunie Tanaka
- Kiyoshi Atsumi
- Masato Hagiwara
- Yuri Nakae
- Hiroshi Kanbe
- Senri Oe
- Takashi Sasano
- Shinya Owada
- Kayako Sono
- Jiro Sakagami
- Kei Suma
Reception
At the 1994 Japan Academy Prize the film won the awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound, Rookie of the Year and the Popularity Award. It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Lighting Direction, Best Art Direction and Best Editing.[4]
References
- ^ Infobox data from 学校 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-14. and Gakko (1993) at IMDb
- ^ "Awards for Gakko (1993)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Based on Gakko at AllMovie
- ^ 第17回 日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
External links
- Gakko (1993) at IMDb
- Gakko at AllMovie
- 学校 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- "GAKKO". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- 学校 (in Japanese). walkerplus.com. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- 学校(1993) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- 学校 (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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