All Under the Moon
| All Under the Moon | |||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kana | 月はどっちに出ている | ||||
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| Directed by | Yōichi Sai | ||||
| Based on | Taxi Kyōsōkyoku by Yang Sok-il | ||||
| Starring | Gorō Kishitani Ruby Moreno | ||||
| Cinematography | Junichi Fujisawa | ||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
All Under the Moon (月はどっちに出ている, Tsuki wa Dotchi ni Dete Iru) is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Gorō Kishitani and Ruby Moreno.[1]
Plot[edit]
Tadao (Goro Kishitani) is a North Korean immigrant who works in a taxi cab corporation wholly owned by another Korean immigrant whose dream is to build a golf course. He suffers from chronic discrimination.
Tadao's mother owns a karaoke bar. Connie (Ruby Moreno), a Filipino immigrant, is the newly hired bartender who can fluently speak Japanese. Tadao pursues the homesick Connie to his mother's dismay.
Cast[edit]
- Goro Kishitani - Tadao
- Ruby Moreno - Connie
- Moeko Ezawa - Eijun, Tadao's mother
- Masato Furuoya - Konno
- Yoshiki Arizono - Hoso
- Kenichi Endo
- Masato Hagiwara - Businessman
- Akio Kaneda
- Kumija Kim
- Kim Soo-Jin
- Tatsuya Kimura
- Jun Kunimura - Tada
- Akaji Maro - Senba
- Shigemitsu Ogi
- Wishing Chong - Osamu Ono
Awards and nominations[edit]
18th Hochi Film Award[2]
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director - Yōichi Sai
- Won: Best Actress - Ruby Moreno
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Director - Yōichi Sai
- Nominated: Best Screenplay
- Nominated: Best Actress - Ruby Moreno
15th Yokohama Film Festival[4]
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director - Yōichi Sai
- Won: Best Cinematography - Junichi Fujisawa
- Won: Best Supporting Actor - Masato Hagiwara
- Won: Best Supporting Actress - Ruby Moreno
References[edit]
- ^ Richie, Donald; International Herald Tribune (10 December 1993). "THE MOVIE GUIDE : All Under the Moon". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ 第17回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ 第１５回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９９３年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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