Abacus and Sword

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3 Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
4 Notes
5 Cast
6 Trailers
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8 Film Festivals
9 Awards
10 Comments
11 External Links

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Movie: Abacus and Sword
Romaji: Bushi no Kakeibo
Japanese: 武士の家計簿
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
Writer: Michifumi Isoda (novel), Michio Kashiwada
Producer: Masayuki Motomochi
Cinematographer: Yukihiro Okimura
World Premiere; August 30, 2010 (Montreal World Film Festival)
Release Date: December 4, 2010
Runtime: 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Award Winning
Distributor: Asmik Ace Entertainment, Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Set during the Meiji Restoration period of Edo era Japan, Naoyuki (Masato Sakai) belongs to the 8th generation of the Inoyama family, a wealthy family known for finance & accounting. He is also a gifted mathematician and uses the abacus with extreme skills. Naoyuki works under the declining Kaga domain. Because of this, Naoyuki and his wife Koma (Yukie Nakama) suffer hardships as their stature and wealth dissipates.

Notes

Based on novel "Bushi no Kakeibo (Kaga-han Gosanyomono) no Bakumatsu Ishin" by Michifumi Isoda (published April 10, 2003 by Shinchosha).
To prepare for his role as Naoyuki, actor Masato Sakai is learning how to use the abacus.
Fiming begins December 3rd, 2009 and is expected to finish April, 2010.
Related titles:
1. Abacus and Sword | Bushi no Kakeibo (2010)
2. A Tale Of Samurai Cooking - A True Love Story | Bushi no Kondate (2013)

Cast



Masato Sakai	Yukie Nakama	Keiko Matsuzaka	Masahiko Nishimura
Naoyuki Inoshiyama	Koma Inoshiyama	Tsune Inoshiyama	Yosohachi Nishihisashi



Mitsuko Kusabue	Yuki Ito	Mina Fujii	Kaito Oyagi	Masatoshi Nakamura
Obabasama	Shigeyuki Inoshiyama	Sei Inoshiyama	Naokichi Inoshiyama	Nobuyuki Inoshiyama

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Trailers

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Film Festivals

2010 (34th) Montreal World Film Festival - Aug. 26-Sept. 6 - Out of Competition *World Premiere
2010 (30th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 14-24 - Spotlight on Japan *United States Premiere
2010 (23rd) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 23-31 - Special Screenings *Asian Premiere
2011 (13th) Taipei Film Festival - June 24 - July 16, 2011 - Panorama: Voices from Asia

Awards

2010 (65th) Mainichi Film Awards - January 17, 2011
- Best Art Direction (Nariyuki Kondo)
2011 (36th) Hochi Film Awards - November 29, 2011
- Best Actor (Masato Sakai)

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