Niwatori wa hadashi da
IMDb ID: tt0452041 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.3 (46 votes)
Genres: Comedy · Drama
Mika Hijii
Renji Ishibashi
Kimiko Yo
Yoshio Harada
Mitsuko Baishō
Reisen Ri
Ryô Kase
Sansei Shiomi
Sabu Kawahara
Rie Nakagawa
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Chicken Is Barefoot
Canada: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
United Kingdom: Chicken Is Barefoot
Ireland: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
India: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
New Zealand: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
United States: Chicken Is Barefoot
World-wide: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
South Africa: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
Japan: ニワトリはハダシだ (Japanese)
ニワトリはハダシだRelease Date2004-11-13Runtime114 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseProduction CompaniesEisei Gekijo
Japanese Agency for Cultural AffairsOfficial SitesOfficial site (Japan) - http://www.xanadeux.co.jp/niwatori/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452041/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0452041.jpgUpdated At2025-11-13T20:21:03
Canada: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
United Kingdom: Chicken Is Barefoot
Ireland: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
India: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
New Zealand: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
United States: Chicken Is Barefoot
World-wide: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
South Africa: Chicken Is Barefoot (English)
Japan: ニワトリはハダシだ (Japanese)
ニワトリはハダシだRelease Date2004-11-13Runtime114 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseProduction CompaniesEisei Gekijo
Japanese Agency for Cultural AffairsOfficial SitesOfficial site (Japan) - http://www.xanadeux.co.jp/niwatori/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452041/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0452041.jpgUpdated At2025-11-13T20:21:03
Stars
Directors
Azuma Morisaki
Writers
Azuma Morisaki
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Mika Hijii | Character: Naoko Sakurai
Actor: Renji Ishibashi | Character: Naomichi Sakurai
Actor: Kimiko Yo | Character: Kimi Sakurai
Actor: Yoshio Harada | Character: Mamoru Ohama
Actor: Mitsuko Baishō | Character: Sumiko Kaneko
Actor: Reisen Ri | Character: Sumiko's mother
Actor: Ryô Kase | Character: Kaoru Tachibana
Actor: Sansei Shiomi | Character: Jiro Tanba
Actor: Sabu Kawahara | Character: Ryuji Somekawa
Actor: Rie Nakagawa | Character: Kazue Shimazaki
Actor: Kenichi Urata | Character: Gontaro Ushibara
Actor: Mansaku Fuwa | Character: Shohei Kameoka
Actor: Ittoku Kishibe | Character: Kijuro Haibara
Actor: Akira Emoto | Character: Taizo Kuchiki
Actor: Kyoko Mitsubayashi | Character: Chiyo Haibara
[Directors Group]
Name: Azuma Morisaki | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Azuma Morisaki | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Nozomi Enoki | Role: Producer
Name: Kôji Enokido | Role: Producer
Name: Masaaki Wakasugi | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Ryūdō Uzaki | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Takeshi Hamada | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Isao Kawase | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Toshihiro Isomi | Role: Production Designer
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Shōtarō Kobayashi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Aritaka Nakamura | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Masaharu Take | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tatsuya Umemoto | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tatsuya Osada | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Actor: Mika Hijii | Character: Naoko Sakurai
Actor: Renji Ishibashi | Character: Naomichi Sakurai
Actor: Kimiko Yo | Character: Kimi Sakurai
Actor: Yoshio Harada | Character: Mamoru Ohama
Actor: Mitsuko Baishō | Character: Sumiko Kaneko
Actor: Reisen Ri | Character: Sumiko's mother
Actor: Ryô Kase | Character: Kaoru Tachibana
Actor: Sansei Shiomi | Character: Jiro Tanba
Actor: Sabu Kawahara | Character: Ryuji Somekawa
Actor: Rie Nakagawa | Character: Kazue Shimazaki
Actor: Kenichi Urata | Character: Gontaro Ushibara
Actor: Mansaku Fuwa | Character: Shohei Kameoka
Actor: Ittoku Kishibe | Character: Kijuro Haibara
Actor: Akira Emoto | Character: Taizo Kuchiki
Actor: Kyoko Mitsubayashi | Character: Chiyo Haibara
[Directors Group]
Name: Azuma Morisaki | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Azuma Morisaki | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Nozomi Enoki | Role: Producer
Name: Kôji Enokido | Role: Producer
Name: Masaaki Wakasugi | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Ryūdō Uzaki | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Takeshi Hamada | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Isao Kawase | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Toshihiro Isomi | Role: Production Designer
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Shōtarō Kobayashi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Aritaka Nakamura | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Masaharu Take | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tatsuya Umemoto | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tatsuya Osada | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452041/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Japan: November 13, 2004
Japan: September 24, 2011 (Furuyu Movie Festival)
Japan: April 26, 2014 (Kitakyushu City Film Festival)
Germany: October 16, 2015 (Japanische Filmtage Düsseldorf)
Japan: September 24, 2011 (Furuyu Movie Festival)
Japan: April 26, 2014 (Kitakyushu City Film Festival)
Germany: October 16, 2015 (Japanische Filmtage Düsseldorf)
Awards
Winner | 2004 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | Yoshio Harada, Chicken Is Barefoot, A Boy's Summer in 1945, The Face of Jizo
Winner | 2004 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Artistic Contribution Award | Azuma Morisaki, Chicken Is Barefoot
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Akira Emoto, Yudan taiteki, Chicken Is Barefoot
Nominee | 2004 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Tokyo Grand Prix | Azuma Morisaki, Chicken Is Barefoot
Winner | 2004 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Artistic Contribution Award | Azuma Morisaki, Chicken Is Barefoot
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Akira Emoto, Yudan taiteki, Chicken Is Barefoot
Nominee | 2004 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Tokyo Grand Prix | Azuma Morisaki, Chicken Is Barefoot
Box Office
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