The Laughing Frog Explained

The Laughing Frog
Native Name:	Kanji: 笑う蛙 Revhep: Warau Kaeru
Director:	Hideyuki Hirayama
Starring:	Kyōzō Nagatsuka Nene Ootsuka Yuika Motokariya
Cinematography:	Kōzō Shibasaki
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama.

Cast

• Kyōzō Nagatsuka as Ippei Kurasawa
• Nene Ohtsuka as Ryoko Kurasawa
• Mickey Curtis as Kiichiro Aisawa
• Jun Kunimura as Akio Yoshizumi
• Kitarō as Kentaro Inamatsu
• Shuzo Mitamura as Keiji Uzaki
• Kumija Kim as Sakiko Inamatsu
• Kaho Minami as Takako Motoyoshi
• Izumi Yukimura as Sanae Inamatsu

Awards

24th Yokohama Film Festival^{[1] [2]}

• Won: Best Director - Hideyuki Hirayama
• Won: Best Cinematography
• Won: Best Actor - Kyōzō Nagatsuka
• Won: Best Supporting Actress - Nene Otsuka
• 7th Best Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/24-2002/24_2002_shou.html . ja:=第24回ヨコハマ映画祭 日本映画個人賞. 2010-04-12. Yokohama Film Festival. Japanese.
2. Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/24-2002/24_2002_best10.html . ja:=第24回ヨコハマ映画祭 日本映画ベスト10. 2010-04-12. Yokohama Film Festival. Japanese.