Gaichû

Akihiko Shiota

Kiyono Yayoi

[Cast Group]
Actor: Aoi Miyazaki | Character: Sachiko Kita
Actor: Seiichi Tanabe | Character: Ogata
Actor: Tetsu Sawaki | Character: Takao
Actor: Ryô Amamiya | Character: Tokugawa
Actor: Koji Ishikawa | Character: Kyuzo
Actor: Yû Aoi | Character: Natsuko
Actor: Yûsuke Iseya | Character: Cofeeshop Guy
Actor: Ryô | Character: Toshiko Kita
Actor: Yûsaku Suzuki | Character: Hanasaka
Actor: Yuri Yoneoka | Character: Soko
Actor: Yuria Haga | Character: Rumi
Actor: Mihoko Handa | Character: Yukiko
Actor: Takayo Mimura | Character: Kazumi
Actor: Kenjirô Ishimaru | Character: Middle-Aged Man in Convenience Store
Actor: Hôka Kinoshita | Character: Truck Driver
Actor: Ken Mitsuishi | Character: Man with Cell Phone
Actor: Megumi Miwa | Character: Tae
Actor: Yuriko Ohnuma | Character: Natsuko's Mother
Actor: Mai Sasaki | Character: Kagemaru
Actor: Eihi Shiina | Character: Music Teacher
Actor: Yoshitaka Suji | Character: Chemistry Teacher
Actor: Susumu Terajima | Character: Actor
Actor: Masahiro Toda | Character: Ogata's Colleague
Actor: Nao Ōmori | Character: Man at Love Hotel

[Directors Group]
Name: Akihiko Shiota | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kiyono Yayoi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Takashi Hirano | Role: Producer
Name: Masaya Nakamura | Role: Producer
Name: Satoshi Nakamura | Role: Producer
Name: Hiroyuki Negishi | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tokushô Kikumura | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Yoshio Sugano | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Toshihiro Isomi | Role: Production Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Takurō Kōchi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Masaru Usui | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Meichô Tomiyama | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Music Department]
Name: Kyôko Kitahara | Role: Music Department

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297905/videogallery/

Italy: September 7, 2001 (Venice Film Festival)
Canada: September 14, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Japan: October 2001 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
France: November 2001 (Nantes Three Continents Festival)
South Korea: November 2001 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Sweden: January 31, 2002 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Switzerland: March 2002 (Fribourg International Film Festival)
Japan: March 16, 2002
India: April 2002 (Kerala International Film Festival)
United States: June 2002 (Los Angeles Film Festival)
Philippines: August 11, 2002 (Cinemanila Film Festival)
Singapore: August 26, 2008 (Japanese Film Festival)

Winner | 2003 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Film | Akihiko Shiota, Harmful Insect
Winner | 2003 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Director | Akihiko Shiota, Harmful Insect | Tied with Kunitoshi Manda for Unloved (2001).
Winner | 2002 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best New Talent | Aoi Miyazaki, Harmful Insect, Pakodate-jin, Tomie: Forbidden Fruit
Winner | 2002 | Cinemanila International Film Festival | Best Actress | Aoi Miyazaki, Harmful Insect
Winner | 2002 | Cinemanila International Film Festival | Netpac Award - Special Mention | Akihiko Shiota, Harmful Insect | For its original depiction of the moral crisis of a certain youth in Japan.
Nominee | 2002 | Kerala International Film Festival | Golden Crow Pheasant | Akihiko Shiota, Harmful Insect
Nominee | 2002 | Fribourg International Film Festival | Grand Prix | Akihiko Shiota, Harmful Insect
Winner | 2001 | Nantes Three Continents Festival | Special Jury Award | Akihiko Shiota, Harmful Insect
Winner | 2001 | Nantes Three Continents Festival | Best Actress | Aoi Miyazaki, Harmful Insect
Nominee | 2001 | Nantes Three Continents Festival | Golden Montgolfiere | Akihiko Shiota, Harmful Insect
Nominee | 2001 | Venice Film Festival | Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year | Akihiko Shiota, Harmful Insect

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