Gray Sunset

Gray Sunset
Theatrical poster
Directed byShunya Itō[1]
Written byHirō Matsuda
StarringYukiyo Toake
Minoru Chiaki
CinematographyIsamu Iguchi
Edited byIsamu Ichida
Music byShin'ichirō Ikebe
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • 10 October 1985 (1985-10-10)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Gray Sunset (花いちもんめ, Hana Ichi Monme) is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Shunya Itō. It was Japan's submission to the 58th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] It won the award for Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[3]

Premise

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The film follows Fuyukichi Takano, a university professor fired due to his worsening Alzheimer's disease. Fuyukichi's condition causes his family to rally around him, deepening their ties to each other in the process.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Infobox data from 花いちもんめ (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 6 May 2009. and Hana ichimonme (1985) at IMDb
  2. ^ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Awards for Hana ichimonme (1985)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2009.

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