A Class to Remember

A Class to Remember

DVD cover for A Class to Remember (1993)
Directed by Yōji Yamada[1]
Produced by Shigehiro Nakagawa
Written by Yoshitaka Asama
Yōji Yamada
Starring Toshiyuki Nishida
Eiko Shinya
Keiko Takeshita
Music by Isao Tomita
Cinematography Mutsuo Naganuma
Tetsuo Takaba
Edited by Iwao Ishii
Distributed by Shochiku
Release dates
 November 6, 1993
Running time
 128 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

A Class to Remember (学校 Gakko) is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[2]

Synopsis

A cantankerous but loveable high school teacher teaches a night school in a poor neighborhood for adult students on the fringes of Japanese society.[3]

Cast

Reception

At the 1994 Japan Academy Prize the film won the awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound, Rookie of the Year and the Popularity Award. It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Lighting Direction, Best Art Direction and Best Editing.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Infobox data from 学校 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-14. and Gakko (1993) at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ "Awards for Gakko (1993)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  3. ↑ Based on Gakko at AllMovie
  4. ↑ "第17回 日本アカデミー賞". Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009. (Japanese)

External links

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