Summary
What the Snow Brings (雪に願うこと, Yuki ni Negau Koto) is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by Kichitaro Negishi and based on a novel by Shō Narumi.[1]
| What the Snow Brings | |
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| Kanji | 雪に願うこと |
| Directed by | Kichitaro Negishi |
| Screenplay by | Masato Kato |
| Starring | Yūsuke Iseya Kōichi Satō Kyōko Koizumi Kazue Fukiishi Teruyuki Kagawa Mitsuko Kusabue Tsutomu Yamazaki |
Release dates |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Synopsis edit
Manabu Yazaki had left his family's home in Hokkaidō years before to go to Tokyo to earn a degree, start a company and get married. Now, divorced and pursued by creditors, he returns to his home and the family he has ignored for so many years. He loses the last of his money on a ban'ei horse race, a local sport where huge draft horses compete while pulling sleighs. Now broke, Manabu finds a job at the stable run by his brother Takeo. There he meets two women, Haruko, who helps Takeo run the stable, and Makie, the jockey who seems to have lost her touch. He also finds Unryu at the stable, the horse that cost him his money at the ban'ei, and who may be heading for the slaughterhouse.
Cast edit
- Yūsuke Iseya as Manabu Yazaki
- Kōichi Satō as Takeo Yazaki
- Kyōko Koizumi as Haruko Tanaka
- Kazue Fukiishi as Makie Shudo
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Ogasawara
- Kippei Shiina (椎名桔平) as Kurokawa
- Yukiyoshi Ozawa (小澤征悦) as Sutō
- Masahiko Tsugawa as Ozeki
- Denden (でんでん) as Tamotsu Fujimaki
- Hiroshi Yamamoto (山本浩司) as Tetsuo Kato
Release edit
What the Snow Brings played at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2005[2] and was released theatrically in Japan on May 20, 2006.[1] In September 2007, it had a showing at the 2007 Raindance Film Festival.[3]
Awards edit
18th Tokyo International Film Festival[2]
- Won: Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix
- Won: Audience Award
- Won: Best Director – Kichitaro Negishi
- Won: Best Actor: – Kōichi Satō
28th Yokohama Film Festival[4]
- Won: Best Supporting Actress – Kazue Fukiishi
31st Hochi Film Awards[5]
- Won: Best Director – Kichitaro Negishi
2006 JRA Award[6] edit
- Won: JRA Equine Cultural Award - Be WILD
References edit
- ^ a b "雪に願うこと" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ a b "18th Tokyo International Film Festival". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ "What the Snow Brings". Raindance. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "第２８回ヨコハマ映画祭 ２００６年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ "報知映画賞ヒストリー" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ "★２００６年度ＪＲＡ賞馬事文化賞に映画「雪に願うこと」など２作品★｜競馬実況web｜競馬｜ラジオNIKKEI". ラジオNIKKEI (in Japanese). January 9, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
External links edit
- "What the Snow Brings at AllCinema" (in Japanese).
- What the Snow Brings at IMDb
Reviews edit
- "Review at The Japan Times".