Letters from the Mountains explained

Letters from the Mountains
Director:	Takashi Koizumi
Screenplay:	Takashi Koizumi
Based On:	Amidadō Dayori by Keishi Nagi
Music:	Takashi Kako
Cinematography:	Masaharu Ueda
Studio:	Asmik Ace
Runtime:	128 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 2002 Japanese film directed^[1] by Takashi Koizumi.^{[2] [3] [4]} The film was adapted from the novel Amidadō Dayori written by Keishi Nagi.^{[5] [6]} It stars Akira Terao.^[7] Letters from the Mountains was nominated for 13 awards at the 26th Japan Academy Film Prize.^{[8] [9]}

The film depicts a couple moving from a big city to the countryside.^{[10] [11]}

Cast

• Akira Terao as Takao Ueda
• Kanako Higuchi as Michiko Ueda
• Takahiro Tamura as Shignaga Kōda
• Kyōko Kagawa as Yone Kōda
• Hisashi Igawa as Sukeyaku Ishino
• Hidetaka Yoshioka as Doctor Nakamura
• Manami Konishi as Sayuri Ishino
• Tanie Kitabayashi as Oume^[12]

Honors

Japan Academy Film Prize

• Won:Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Tanie Kitabayashi.^{[13] [14]}
• Won:Newcomer of the Year - Manami Konishi.^[13]

Blue Ribbon Awards

• Won:Best Newcomer - Manami Konishi.^{[6] [15]}

Mainichi Film Awards

• Won:Best Music - Takashi Kako.^[16]

External links

• Letters from the Mountains at Asmic Ace

Notes and References

1. Web site: 阿弥陀堂だより. 角川. ja. 21 November 2021.
2. Book: 増刊キネマ旬報SPECIAL 秋の増刊号. 2014. Kinema Junpō. 80–84.
3. Web site: 阿弥陀堂だより. Tokyo International Film Festival. ja. 21 November 2021.
4. Web site: 阿弥陀堂. 25 December 2020 . Shinshu-Iiyama Tourism Bureau. ja. 21 November 2021.
5. Web site: 阿弥陀堂だより. Motion Pictures Producers Association. ja. 21 November 2021.
6. Web site: デジタル大辞泉プラス「阿弥陀堂だより」の解説. Kotobank. ja. 21 November 2021.
7. Web site: 阿弥陀堂だより. UNI Japan. ja. 21 November 2021.
8. Web site: 阿弥陀堂だより. TV Tokyo. ja. 21 November 2021.
9. Web site: 阿弥陀堂だより. Agency for Cultural Affairs. ja. 20 November 2021.
10. Web site: 阿弥陀堂だより. The TV(ザテレビジョン). ja. 21 November 2021.
11. Book: キネマ旬報2002年10月下旬号. 2002. Kinema Junpō. 54–62.
12. Web site: 名おばあちゃん役の北林谷栄さん死去 『となりのトトロ』『黄泉がえり』数々のおばあちゃんを熱演. シネマトゥディ. ja. 27 November 2021.
13. Web site: 第26回日本アカデミー賞. Japan Academy Film Prize Association. ja. 27 November 2021.
14. Web site: 北林 谷栄（読み）キタバヤシ タニエ 新撰 芸能人物事典 明治～平成「北林 谷栄」の解説. Kotobank. ja. 21 November 2021.
15. Web site: ２００２年 第４５回 ブルーリボン賞 . オールシネマ. ja. 27 November 2021.
16. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール 第57回（2002年）. THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS. ja. 27 November 2021.