is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Synopsis The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mother's death. Tetsuya, working as a bartender in Tokyo, quarrels with his father over the way he is leading his life. Cast Rentarō Mikuni: Akio Asano Masatoshi Nagase: Tetsuo Emi Wakui: Seiko Kawashima Miyoko Asada: Toshiko Kazuyo Asari: Ayako Mieko Harada: Reiko Chosuke Ikariya : Jirō Katō Leonard Kuma Tatsuo Matsumura: Terao Ken Nakamoto Meiko Nakamura Tomoko Naraoka Ichirō Ogura Mikiko Otonashi B-saku Satoh Casey Takamine Kunie Tanaka Ryuzo Tanaka: Tadashi Reception Awards and nominations 15th Japan Academy Prize Won: Best Picture Won: Best Actor - Rentarō Mikuni Won: Best Supporting Actor - Masatoshi Nagase Won: Best Supporting Actress - Emi Wakui Won: Rookie of the Year - Masatoshi Nagase and Emi Wakui Nominated: Best Director - Yoji Yamada Nominated: Best Screenplay - Yoji Yamada and Yoshitaka Asama Nominated: Best Music - Teizo Matsumura Nominated: Best Cinematography - Tetsuo Takaba Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Yoshifumi Aoki Nominated: Best Art Direction - Mitsuo Degawa Nominated: Best Sound Recording - Isao Suzuki and Ryuji Matsumoto Nominated: Best Film Editing - Iwao Ishii 16th Hochi Film Award Won: Best Film Won: Best Actor - Masatoshi Nagase References External links 1991 films Films directed by Yoji Yamada Japanese romantic comedy films 1990s Japanese-language films 1991 romantic comedy films Shochiku films Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winners Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners Films with screenplays by Yôji Yamada 1990s Japanese films