is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was Japan's submission to the 71st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Cast Mieko Harada: Terue Yamaoka Maho Nonami: Migusa Yamaoka Fumiyo Kohinata Mami Kumagai Jun Kunimura: Saburo Wachi Naomi Nishida Tsuyoshi Ujiki: Takenori Wachi Yuji Nakamura Moro Morooka Kiichi Nakai: Fumio Chin Ai Koinuma: Terue Yamaoka, aged 5 2017 Television Drama remake A television special drama (tanpatsu) remake, starring Ryoko Shinohara, Alice Hirose, Takaya Kamikawa and Rio Suzuki was broadcast on NTV on 11 January 2017. See also Cinema of Japan List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1998 films Films directed by Hideyuki Hirayama 1990s Japanese-language films Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winners 1990s Japanese films