Best Film 2001 – Nikkan Sports Film Awards – Best Director; Best New Talent 2002 – Japanese Academy Prize – Best Cinematography; Best Director; Best Editing; Best Lighting; Best Screenplay; Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role; Newcomer of the Year 2002 – Blue Ribbon Awards – Best Director 2002 – Kinema Junpo – Best Director; Best Film; Best Screenplay 2002 – Mainichi Film Concours – Best Screenplay; Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award (Yōsuke Kubozuka and Kō Shibasaki) 2002 – International Film Festival of Marrakech – Best Actor; Golden Star (Isao Yukisada) 2002 – Palm Springs International Film Festival – FIPRESCI Prize (Isao Yukisada) 2002 – Yokohama Film Festival – Best Director; Best Film; Best Screenplay References External links Go at the Japanese Movie Database 2001 films 2000s coming-of-age films 2000s Japanese-language films Japanese coming-of-age films Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners Films about race and ethnicity Films directed by Isao Yukisada 2000s Japanese films