Nagasaki burabura bushi
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- Movie: Nagasaki burabura bushi
- Romaji: Nagasaki burabura bushi
- Japanese: 長崎ぶらぶら節
- Director: Yukio Fukamachi
- Writer: Shinichi Ichikawa, Rei Nakanishi
- Producer: Kazuto Amano, Tetsuji Hayashi, Junichi Kimura
- Cinematography: Tatsuo Suzuki
- Release Date: September 15, 2000
- Runtime: 115 min.
- Distributor: Toei
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Notes
Silver screeen adaptation of lyricist Rei Nakanishi's award-winning novel. The story concerns the romantic involvement between a beautiful aging woman who used to be a legendary geisha (Sayuri Yoshinaga) and an equally aging historian (Tetsuya Watari) that take place in the city of Nagasaki.
Cast
- Sayuri Yoshinaga - Aihachi (Matsuo, Sada)
- Tetsuya Watari - Gakusha (Koga, Jûjirô)
- Reiko Takashima
- Shiho Fujimura
- Ayumi Ishida
- Tomoyo Harada
- Murasaki Onoue - Yukichiyo
- Kaori Takahashi - Okimi
- Tatsuo Matsumura - Yukibei
- Ittoku Kishibe - Yaso Saijo
- Toshiyuki Nagashima - Daigoro Shiranui
- Hiroshi Katsuno - Tomekichi
- Keiko Utsumi - Otomaru
- Toshie Negishi
Awards
- "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" (Sayuri Yoshinaga) - 2001 (24th) Japan Academy Prize - March 9, 2001
- "Best Actress" (Sayuri Yoshinaga) - 2000 (43rd) Blue Ribbon Awards | February 9, 2001
