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Wikipedia article
is a 2015 drama film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka and written by .[http://www.125yearsmemory.com "125 Years Memory"],'125yearsmemory.com'. Retrieved on 5 September 2019. Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Erturul off the Japanese coast in 1890 and the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Iran in 1985.Akaln, Can. [http://www.125yearsmemory.com/media/125_years_memory_nikkei_voice.jpg "A tale of two countries bound by tragedy and heroism"], 'Nikkei Voice', Toronto, 13 June 2016. Retrieved on 22 November 2018.Nishihiro, Shinji. [http://ertugrul.or.jp/?page_id=1402 "NPO"], 'NPO Erturul Saves the World', Wakayama. Retrieved on 22 November 2018. It received the Japan Academy Film Prize in ten categories, including Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording, Excellent Film and Excellent Director.[https://japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=39 "39"],'Japan Academy Film Prize Association'. Retrieved on 2020-07-03.[http://www.c-union.co.jp/m-tanaka/profile/ ""],"Film director Mitsutoshi Tanaka'. Retrieved on 2020-07-03. A Japanese-Turkish co-production, the film was produced by Japan's Creators' Union and Toei Company together with Turkey's Bcek Yapm.[http://www.c-union.co.jp/m-tanaka/movie/ " "], 'Creators' Union'. Retrieved on 22 November 2018. It was released in Japan by Toei Company on December 5, 2015 and in Turkey by CGV Mars on December 25, 2015.
Plot
Erturul episode
In the night of 16 September 1890, while returning from a goodwill visit to Japan, the Turkish frigate Erturul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kushimoto, Wakayama. Hearing the alarm bell the villagers of Kashino, a poor fishing village on Kushimoto's island of Kii Oshima, rush to the shore. They are confronted with the grisly spectacle of vast numbers of dead and dying. With more than 500 crew members dead, it is the largest sea accident in history at that time. Risking their own lives, the villagers are able to rescue 69 Turkish sailors. Tamura ('Seiyo Uchino'), a doctor living in Kashino village, and his assistant Haru ('Shioli Kutsuna') treat the injured. In the wake of her life rescuing efforts Haru builds a special bond with Mustafa ('Kenan Ece'), an officer on the Erturul. Although being very poor and having hardly to eat, the villagers share what little they have with strangers from a country 9,000 kilometers away.Tehran episode
In the year 1985, during the IranIraq War, Iraq announces an indiscriminate attack and to shoot down any aircraft over Iranian air space. Japanese ambassador Nomura ('Toshiyuki Nagashima') requests rescue flights from Japan, but is told that a quick response is not possible. While evacuation flights from other nations are arriving, more than 300 Japanese are stranded in Tehran. Harumi ('Shioli Kutsuna'), a teacher at a Japanese school, prevails upon Nomura to ask the Turkish ambassador for help. Turkish prime minister Turgut zal ('Deniz Oral') decides to evacuate the Japanese. In the morning of 19 March, only a few hours before Iraq's ultimatum expires, a Turkish Airlines aircraft takes off for Tehran. Not only is Tehran already under heavy rocket fire. But the remaining Turks at Tehran Mehrabad Airport still need to be convinced that they won't be able to board their own country's evacuation flight. That's when Turkish embassy staff Murat ('Kenan Ece') starts speaking out to his fellow citizens about the compassion and sacrifice Japanese villagers had shown to Turkish sailors shipwrecked far away a long time ago.Background
The film was initiated by the residents of Kushimoto, a coastal town in Wakayama Prefecture where the first episode of the film takes place. For a very long time they wanted to make a film about the Erturul story and thus send a message of friendship and peace to the rest of the world. To pursue their goal, Kushimoto mayor Katsumasa Tashima contacted film director Mitsutoshi Tanaka and the NPO Erturul Saves the World was established in the city of Wakayama.[http://kansai.pia.co.jp/news/cinema/2015-11/kainan-1123.html "1890"], 'Pia Kansai', 27 November 2015. Retrieved on 22 November 2018. Tomita, Hirofumi. [http://ertugrul.or.jp/?page_id=1413 "NPO"], 'NPO Erturul Saves the World', Wakayama. Retrieved on 22 November 2018. After more than ten years of work the film was completed in 2015.[http://kansai.pia.co.jp/interview/cinema/2015-12/kainan1890.html "1890"], 'Pia Kansai', 7 December 2015. Retrieved on 22 November 2018.
Cast
Leading artists
*Seiyo Uchino: Motosada Tamura*Kenan Ece: Mustafa/Murat
*Shioli Kutsuna: Haru/Harumi
*Alican Ycesoy: Bekir
Supporting artists
*Yui Natsukawa: Yuki
*Toshiyuki Nagashima: Yutaka Nomura
*Naoto Takenaka: Dr. Kudo
*Takashi Sasano: Mayor Sato
*Shunsuke Daitoh: Shintaro
*: Tome
*Yukiyoshi Ozawa: Gentaro Fujimoto
*: Kimura
*Gota Watabe(ja): Shinichi
*Yuu Tokui: Heiji
*Yukijiro Hotaru: Takeshita
*Rino Katase: Sato
*Mert Aygn: Ali Efendi
*Mehmet zgr: li Bey
*Uur Polat: Osman Pasha(tr)
*Hakk Haluk Cmert: Mahmut
*: Michi Kimura
*Tamer Levent: Sleyman Bey
*Ali Akba: Erturul crew member
*Can Akaln: Hseyin
*Eray Ayaz: Can
*Melis Babada: Hatice
*Yeliz elebi: Mge Sayar
*: Naci
*Bertan Dirikolu: Turkish naval officer
*Yaz Elmastaolu: Salih
*: Biwa artist
*: Kiyo
*: Tae
*Noboru Kaneko: Yamamoto
*Momoko Kato: Japanese national in Tehran
*: Kushimoto resident
*Naoki Kawano: Mankichi
*Marie Kobayashi: Japanese national in Tehran
*Masataka Kobayashi: Japanese embassy staff
*: Takeo
*: Katsu
*Emiko Miyazaki: Kushimoto resident
*Halit Mzrakl: Selim
*Ayami Nakamura: Courtesan in Kushimoto
*: Japanese national in Tehran
*: Turgut zal
*Akane Owaki: Courtesan in Kushimoto
*Ouz ztekin: Hayri
*Erkan Pekbay: Sarkis
*: Nobu
*Duygu Sarn: Turkish Airlines ground staff
*Sava Sat: Erturul crew member
*: Turkish Airlines official
*: Miyamoto
*Chiyo Takahashi: Courtesan in Kushimoto
*: Yano
*: Fukushima
*: Hiroyuki Kimura
Reception
Box office
On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was fourth in both admissions, with 88,295, and gross, with . On its second weekend, it dropped to seventh, again both in admissions and in gross, with . On its third weekend, it was tenth placed in both admissions and gross, with . The film grossed in Japan and in Turkey.Accolades
References
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