My Man

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Movie: My Man (English & literal title)
Romaji: Watashi no Otoko
Japanese: 私の男
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Writer: Kazuki Sakuraba (novel), Takashi Ujita
Producer: Yoshihiro Nagata, Toshikazu Nishigaya
Cinematographer: Ryuto Kondo
Release Date: June 14, 2014
Runtime: 128 min.
Genre: Award Winning-Drama / Award Winning-Romance / Award Winning-Crime / Award Winning-Arthouse
Distributor: Nikkatsu
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

As a young child, Hana loses her family to a devastating tsunami that wipes out her town. At a shelter, distant relative Jungo (Tadanobu Asano) sees her wandering and adopts her as his daughter. Years later, Hana (Fumi Nikaido) is now a teenager. The relationship between father and daughter are shrouded in a cloud of ambiguity. Soon, emotions erupt as blood is shed.

Notes

Based on novel "Watashi no Otoko" by Kazuki Sakuraba (published from September, 2006 to July 2007 by monthly magazine "Bessatsu Bungeishunju"). Novel "Watashi no Otoko" won the 138th The Naoki Prize in 2007.
Movie "My Man" won the "Busan Award" at the 2011 Asian Project Market and received $20,000 in funding.
Filming began January 20, 2013 in Hokkaido, Japan for the winter scenes and finished February 2, 2013. Filming for the spring scenes begins April, 2013 in Hokkaido, Japan and Tokyo, Japan.

Cast



Tadanobu Asano	Fumi Nikaido
Jungo Kusarino	Hana Kusarino



Kengo Kora	Tatsuya Fuji	Morooka Moro	Aoba Kawai	Mochika Yamada
Yoshiro Ozaki	Oshio	Taoka	Komachi Oshio	Hana (10-year-old)

Additional Cast Members:

Taiga Nakano - Akira
Itsuki Sagara - Akiko

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Film Festivals

2014 (13th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 27-July 14, 2014 *North American Premiere
2014 (62nd) San Sebastian International Film Festival - September 19-27, 2014 - Zabaltegi
2014 (19th) Busan International Film Festival - Oct. 2-11, 2014 - A Window on Asian Cinema
2014 (34th) Hawaii International Film Festival - Oct. 30-Nov. 9, 2014 - Spotlight on Japan *Hawaii Premiere
2015 (15th) Nippon Connection - June 2-7, 2015 - Nippon Cinema *German Premiere

Awards

2015 (36th) Yokohama Film Festival - February 2, 2015
- Best Cinematographer (Ryuto Kondo)

Comments

shinji Apr 07 2015 8:39 pm as good as it was, it was very awkward and a little bizarre at times

Mike Warr Nov 22 2014 11:07 pm This beautifully depicted story details the complications of love and nurturing. It was confronting as it was beautifully told. This was another of the stand out films at JFF 2014 in Sydney. Like all JFs, the story is constructed beautifully and in detail and it shows how a thousand little things contribute to an outcome. It truly is worth watching and is a real story in so far as it depicts a rounded view of the characters flaws and good points. Mochika and Fumi do an outstanding job playing Hana and Tadanobu is brilliant playing the troubled Jungo.

Deep, Philosophical and Confronting this film is definitely a must see.

Garanchou Jul 06 2014 5:29 am This movie won the Grand Prix of Moscow Intl Film Fest (2014).

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