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A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
| image = A Bride for Rip Van Winkle poster.jpg
| caption = Japanese theatrical release poster
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| director = Shunji Iwai
| producer =
| screenplay = Shunji Iwai
| based_on =
| starring =
| music = Mako Kuwabara
| cinematography = Chigi Kanbe
| editing = Shunji Iwai
| studio = Rockwell Eyes
| distributors =
| released =
| runtime = 179 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
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is a 2016 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shunji Iwai, based on his novel of the same name.
Cast
* Haru Kuroki
* G Ayano
* Cocco
* Go Jibiki
* Hideko Hara
* Soko Wada
* Tomoko Mariya
* Akio Kaneda
* Lily
Release
After the film had its world premiere in Hong Kong on March 8, 2016, 'A Bride for Rip Van Winkle' was released in Taiwan on March 11, 2016 and in Hong Kong on March 17, 2016, ahead of its release in Japan on March 26, 2016. The film was released in the United States on November 10, 2017
'A Bride for Rip Van Winkle' was an official selection of numerous international film festivals:
* 2016 Seattle International Film Festival
* 2016 New York Asian Film Festival
* 2016 Shanghai International Film Festival
* 2016 Fantasia International Film Festival
* 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival
* 2016 Hawaii International Film Festival
* 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam
Versions
Two versions of 'A Bride for Rip Van Winkle' were available for theatrical release, a 179-minute "director's cut" and a 119-minute theatrical version. Only the longer version was released in Japan, while both versions were available selectively for international release. Both versions were released in Hong Kong, whereas only the director's cut was released in the United States.The film was also broadcast as a four-and-a-half-hour, six-episode television series ("serial edition") on the Japanese SKY PerfecTV! service's BS SKY PerfecTV! channel. While retaining the same story and plot, this television series is an alternate version of the film, with extensions for some scenes added and some scenes removed.
Iwai prefers the longer theatrical version, though he has stated that it is "not perfect. Even the TV version, the longest, isn't perfect because it doesn't have a very, very important scene in the climax. You can only see that in the three-hour version."
Accolades
* 2016 41st Hochi Film Award
** G Ayano - Best Supporting Actor (winner)
* 2017 31st Takasaki Film Festival
** Lily - Best Supporting Actress (winner)
* 2017 Kinema Junpo
** Best 10 Japanese Movies of 2016 (ranked 6th)
* 2017 38th Yokohama Film Festival
** Best 10 Japanese Movies of 2016 (runner-up)
* 2017 71st Mainichi Film Awards
** Haru Kuroki - Best Actress (nominated)
* 59th Blue Ribbon Awards
** Best Film (nominated)
** Haru Kuroki - Best Actress (nominated)
** G Ayano - Best Supporting Actor (nominated)
** Shunji Iwai - Best Director (nominated)
* 2017 40th Japan Academy Prize
** Haru Kuroki - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (nominated)
* 2017 11th Asian Film Awards
** Haru Kuroki - Best Actress (nominated)
** Kyko Heya - Best Production Design (nominated)
References
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