House of Wedlock explained
| House of Wedlock |
| Native Name: | | Kana: | ウホッホ探険隊 | | Revhep: | Uhohho tankentai |
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| Director: | Kichitaro Negishi |
| Studio: | Director's Company
New Century Producers (NCP) |
| Distributor: | Toho |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
(literally "Ooh! Exploration Party") is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi.
Plot
Tokiko Enomoto finds out that her husband Kazuya, who mostly lives at an apartment near his work while she and their children live at home, has been having an affair with a live-in mistress, Ryōko, at his apartment. Tokiko tells her two sons, Tarō and Jirō, that she has decided to divorce their father. The children are shocked but understand their mother's position. Kazuya realizes the damage he has done and tries to remedy the situation.
Cast
- Yukiyo Toake as Tokiko Enomoto
- Kunie Tanaka as Kazuya Enomoto
- as Tarō Enomoto
- as Jirō Enomoto
- as Ryōko
- as the photographer
Background
The screenplay for the film, based on a novel by Agata Hikari, was written by director Yoshimitsu Morita.[1] The film has been described as "one of the forerunners of Japanese new age movies in the 80s."[2]
Awards and nominations
10th Japan Academy Awards[3]
8th Yokohama Film Festival[4]
29th Blue Ribbon Awards[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=149935. ja:ウホッホ探険隊. [AllCinema]. 2011-11-27. ja.
- Book: Jacoby, Alexander. A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. 2008. Stone Bridge Press. Berkeley. 978-1-933330-53-2. 213.
- Web site: 10th Japan Academy Prizes. [Japan Academy Prize]. 2011-11-27. ja.
- Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/08-1986/08_1986_shou.html. ja:第８回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８６年日本映画個人賞. 2010-01-09. ja. Yokohama Film Festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20120928063346/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/08-1986/08_1986_shou.html. 2012-09-28. dead.
- Web site: Cinema Hochi Awards - Table . [Cinema Hochi] . 2011-11-27 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019083907/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/table.htm . 2013-10-19 .
