Bad Lands (2023 film) explained

Director:	Masato Harada
Starring:	Sakura Ando Ryosuke Yamada Katsuhisa Namase
Cinematography:	Nobuyasu Kita
Music:	Reiko Tsuchiya
Distributor:	Netflix
Runtime:	144 minutes^[1]
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

Bad Lands is a 2023 Japanese crime thriller film written and directed by Masato Harada, and starring Sakura Ando, Ryosuke Yamada and Katsuhisa Namase.^[2] The film debuted in Japanese theaters in September 29, 2023^[3] and was released worldwide on Netflix on December 29, 2023.^[4]

Cast

• Sakura Ando^[5] as Neri
• Ryosuke Yamada as Joe
• Ryudo Uzaki as Mandala
• Noriko Eguchi as Hino
• Katsuhisa Namase as Seiji Takashiro
• Yoshimi Tendo as Arai Mama

Production

The films was announced by Toei Company and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan.^[6] It is based on Hiroyuki Kurokawa’'s Keiso (2015).^[7] The filming took place in Osaka, Japan.^[8]

Reception

Mrinal Rajaram of Cinema Express rated the film 3/5 stars.^[9] James Hadfield of The Japan Times rated the movie 4 out of 5 stars.^[10] James Marsh of South China Morning Post gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars.^[11]

Accolades

Date	Award	Category	Recipients	Result
2023	36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Actress	Sakura Ando		^[12]
2024	78th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Actress			^[13]
	66th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actress			^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bad Lands . BBFC . 29 December 2023 . 28 July 2024.
2. Web site: 安藤サクラ×山田涼介「BAD LANDS　バッド・ランズ」に宇崎竜童、生瀬勝久、天童よしみら参戦！緊迫の新予告も : 映画ニュース . 映画.com . 19 July 2023 . ja . 28 July 2024.
3. Web site: Natasha . 今週公開の新作映画（9月29日付） . 映画ナタリー . 29 September 2023 . ja . 28 July 2024.
4. Web site: Natasha . 安藤サクラ×山田涼介が姉弟演じた「BAD LANDS」Netflixで世界独占配信 . 映画ナタリー . 8 December 2023 . ja . 28 July 2024.
5. Web site: BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ. May 30, 2023. eiga.com. May 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230530172438/https://eiga.com/movie/99597/. live.
6. Web site: 安藤サクラ主演、山田涼介が弟役　黒川博行の小説を原田眞人が映画化「BAD LANDS　バッド・ランズ」9月29日公開 : 映画ニュース . 映画.com . 30 May 2023 . ja . 28 July 2024.
7. Web site: Natasha . 安藤サクラと山田涼介が姉弟役で共演「BAD LANDS」公開、監督は原田眞人（コメントあり / 動画あり） . 映画ナタリー . 30 May 2023 . ja . 28 July 2024.
8. Web site: Natasha . 「BAD LANDS」安藤サクラが西成の撮影回想、山田涼介は大阪ロケをうらやむ . 映画ナタリー . 23 September 2023 . ja . 28 July 2024.
9. Web site: Rajaram . Mrinal . Bad Lands Movie Review: Sakura Ando shines in this long and intense crime film . Cinema Express . 31 December 2023 . 28 July 2024.
10. Web site: Hadfield . James . ‘Bad Lands’: Sakura Ando steals scenes in fast-paced thriller . The Japan Times . 21 September 2023 . 28 July 2024.
11. Web site: Marsh . James . Bad Lands: Sakura Ando shines as small-time grifter in Japanese crime drama . South China Morning Post . 4 January 2024 . 28 July 2024.
12. Web site: 日刊スポーツ映画大賞は石井裕也監督「月」が最多5部門6ノミネート. November 8, 2023. eiga.com.
13. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール 是枝裕和監督「怪物」が9部門ノミネート 阪本順治監督「せかいのおきく」は8部門. December 21, 2023. Sponichi.
14. Web site: 「エゴイスト」「月」が作品賞など最多5部門に選出 「第66回ブルーリボン賞」各部門候補決まる. January 4, 2024. Chunichi Sports.