Childhood Days Explained

Childhood Days
Director:	Masahiro Shinoda
Producer:	Motoo Abiko
Starring:	Tetsuya Fujita Yuji Horioka
Music:	Shin’ichirō Ikebe
Cinematography:	Tatsuo Suzuki
Editing:	Chizuko Osada
Studio:	Childhood Days Production Committee
Distributor:	Toho
Runtime:	117 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.^[1] It is based on a manga of the same name by Motoo Abiko.

Synopsis

The film is a story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully.

When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid bombing raids, Takeshi at first treats him well then begins bullying him, too. Takeshi eventually loses his position of leadership.^[2]

Cast

• Tetsuya Fujita^[3] as Shinji Kazama
• Yuji Horioka^[4] as Takeshi Ohara
• Katsuhisa Yamazaki^[5] as Futoshi Tanabe
• Kensuke Sudo as Minako Saiki
• Shima Iwashita as Shizue Kazama
• Toshiyuki Hosokawa as Shusaku Kazama
• Choichiro Kawarazaki as Tatsuo Kazama
• Kazuyo Mita as Shige Kazama
• Nobuko Sendo as Akiko Tanabe
• Mitsue Suzuki as Maki Kazama
• Shinsuke Ashida as principal
• Hideji Otaki as stationmaster
• Kyosen Ohashi as photographer

Reception

Awards and nominations

14th Japan Academy Prize^[6]

• Won: Best Picture
• Won: Best Director - Masahiro Shinoda
  • Won: Best Screenplay - Taichi Yamada Won: Best Music - Shin’ichirō Ikebe
• Won: Best Art Direction - Takeo Kimura
• Won: Best Sound Recording - Hideo Nishizaki
• Won: Rookie of the Year - Tetsuya Fujita
• Nominated: Best Actress - Shima Iwashita
• Nominated: Best Cinematography - Tatsuo Suzuki
• Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Kenichi Mizuno
• Nominated: Best Film Editing - Chizuko Osada

External links

• • • Web site: http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1990/dn001870.htm. ja:少年時代. 2009-05-13. ja. Japanese Movie Database.
• Web site: SHONEN JIDAI. 2009-05-13. Complete Index to World Film.
• Web site: http://www.walkerplus.com/movie/kinejun/index.cgi?ctl=each&id=26596. ja:少年時代. 2009-05-13. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20051031100722/http://www.walkerplus.com/movie/kinejun/index.cgi?ctl=each&id=26596. 2005-10-31. dead.
• Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=151158. ja:少年時代(1990). 2009-05-08. allcinema.net. ja.
• Web site: Variety Japan. ja:少年時代(1990). 2009-05-13. Variety Japan. ja.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Awards for Shonen jidai (1990). 2009-05-05. ja. Internet Movie Database.
2. Based on
3. Web site: Tetsuya Fujita. IMDb.com. 20 November 2016.
4. Web site: Yuji Horioka. IMDb.com. 20 November 2016.
5. Web site: Katsuhisa Yamazaki. IMDb.com. 20 November 2016.
6. Web site: http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/1991/index.html . ja:第14回 日本アカデミー賞 . 20 March 2009 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224034721/http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/1991/index.html . February 24, 2009 . ja.