Kiku to Isamu explained

Kiku to Isamu
Native Name:	Kanji: キクとイサム
Director:	Tadashi Imai
Starring:	Tanie Kitabayashi
Music:	Masao Ōki
Cinematography:	Shunichirō Nakao
Distributor:	Shochiku
Runtime:	117 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1959 Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai^[1] which addresses the subject of children from interracial relationships.^[2]

Cast

• Emiko Takahashi
• George Okunoyama
• Tanie Kitabayashi
• Kōji Mitsui
• Osamu Takizawa
• Rentarō Mikuni
• Seiji Miyaguchi
• Eijirō Tōno
• Masao Oda
• Masao Mishima
• Teruko Nagaoka

Awards and nominations

10th Blue Ribbon Awards^[3]

• Won: Best Film
• Won: Best Actress - Tanie Kitabayashi
• Won: Best Screenplay - Youko Mizuki

Notes and References

1. Web site: キクとイサム (Kiku and Isamu) . Japanese Movie Database . 10 May 2021 . ja.
2. Book: Jacoby, Alexander . 2008 . Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day . Berkeley . Stone Bridge Press . 62 . 978-1-933330-53-2.
3. Web site: http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1959/. ja:ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー. 2010-01-17. ja. Cinema Hochi. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081022235132/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1959/. 2008-10-22.