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A misfit high-school boxer, son of a Japanese mother and a North Korean father, hopes first love will bring acceptance.
A film by Isao Yukisada
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- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Drama
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Audio
- Stereo
- Subtitles
- English
- Quality
- FHD
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
About the film
Japan’s official submission for the ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ category of the 74th Academy Awards in 2002.
Based on the award winning novel by Kazuki Kaneshiro.
Sugihara (Yosuke Kubozuka) feels more like a misfit than most high school students, being the son of a Japanese mother (Shinobu Otake) and a North Korean father (Tsutomu Yamazaki). Changing schools does not help much, as he is simply taunted by a different group of kids. Fortunately, his father has given him boxing lessons to keep the bullies at bay. When Sugihara falls for the popular Sakurai (Kou Shibasaki) and she seems interested in him, he sees the possibility of being accepted.
- Directed by
- Isao Yukisada
- Studio
- Third Window Films
- Distributed by
- Third Window Films
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What people are saying
- Japan Academy Film Prize 2002Director of the Year, Screenplay of the Year, Leading Actor — Winner2002
- Kinema Junpo Awards 2002Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay — Winner2002
- Blue Ribbon Awards 2002Best Director — Winner2002
“vibrantly dynamic coming-of-age story”
Inside the film
Cast & crew
- Isao YukisadaDirector
- Kankurō KudōWriter
- Kazuki KaneshiroWriter
- Mitsuru KurosawaProducer
- Katsumi YanagishimaCinematographer
- Yosuke KubozukaActor · Sugihara
- Kou ShibasakiActor · Sakurai
- Shinobu OtakeActor · Michiko, Sugihara’s mother
- Tsutomu YamazakiActor · Hideyoshi, Sugihara’s father
