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Face (2000 film)
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Wikipedia article
is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto. At the 24th Japan Academy Prize, it won one award, and received four other nominations.
Plot
Sullen and withdrawn "ugly" elder sister Masako toils endlessly with mending chores in her widowed mother's dry cleaning shop, seething with hatred for her flashy younger sister Yukari, who visits only for free laundry service. When mother dies, and Yukari persists in her abuse, Masako cracks and strangles her. She flees, and takes a number of identities and odd jobs, meeting people as she goes. To her surprise, Masako finds people in general to be kind and helpful (although she's sexually abused more than once), and she blossoms as a personality, even to the extent of becoming a popularly liked bar hostess like her murdered sister.
Cast
* Naomi Fujiyama
* Michiyo Okusu
* Riho Makise
* Kenji Sakaguchi
Awards and nominations
'24th Japan Academy Prize'.
*'Won': Best Director - Junji Sakamoto
*Nominated: Best Picture
*Nominated: Best Screenplay - Junji Sakamoto and Isamu Uno
*Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Michiyo Okusu
*Nominated: Best Music - Yasuhiro Kobayashi
'25th Hochi Film Award'
*'Won': Best Film
*'Won': Best Actress - Naomi Fujiyama
'22nd Yokohama Film Festival'
*'Won': Best Film
*'Won': Best Director - Junji Sakamoto
*'Won': Best Screenplay - Junji Sakamoto and Isamu Uno
*'Won': Best Actress - Naomi Fujiyama
References
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