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Wikipedia article




is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. At the 27th Japan Academy Prize it won three awards and received ten other nominations. The film is a remake of the TV mini series Ashura no Gotoku on NHK.

Synopsis



The film follows four sisters who discover that their elderly father is having an affair. When a letter is published in the newspaper detailing the affair, they try to hide it from their mother, while suspecting each other of having written it.

Cast



* Shinobu Otake

* Eri Fukatsu

* Kaoru Yachigusa

* Shidou Nakamura

Awards and nominations



'27th Japan Academy Prize'.

*'Won': Best Director - Yoshimitsu Morita

*'Won': Best Screenplay - Tomomi Tsutsui

*'Won': Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Eri Fukatsu

*Nominated: Best Picture

*Nominated: Best Actress - Shinobu Otake

*Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Kaoru Yachigusa

*Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Shidou Nakamura

*Nominated: Best Music - Michiru Oshima

*Nominated: Best Cinematography - Nobuyasu Kita

*Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Koichi Watanabe

*Nominated: Best Art Direction - Hidemitsu Yamasaki

*Nominated: Best Sound Recording - Fumio Hashimoto

*Nominated: Best Film Editing - Shinji Tanaka

References




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