Like Grains of Sand
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| Like Grains of Sand | |
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 DVD Cover of the Asian release |
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| Directed by | Ryosuke Hashiguchi |
| Produced by | Kiyomi Kanazawa Yuuka Nakazawa Hideyuki Takai Hiroshi Yanai |
| Written by | Ryosuke Hashiguchi |
| Starring | Yoshinori Okada Ayumi Hamasaki Kumi Takada Kouji Yamaguchi |
| Music by | Kazuya Takahashi |
| Cinematography | Shogo Ueno |
| Editing by | Miho Yoneda |
| Distributed by | Toho Company PIA Corporation Pierre Grise Distribution |
| Release date(s) |  December 16, 1995 |
| Running time | 129 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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Like Grains of Sand is a Japanese drama film released on December 16, 1995 by Toho Company Ltd. The Japanese title for the film is Nagisa no Shindobaddo (渚のシンドバッド Sinbad of the Beach?) The film was directed and written by Ryosuke Hashiguchi and features a lead role played by Japan's highest selling female musician Ayumi Hamasaki. It won three major awards in 1996 and 1997 including an award for best screenplay and two international awards.[1] It was featured in the 1996 Toronto Film Festival in Canada as well as the 1997 International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Turin, Italy.[2]
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Primary Cast
Yoshinori Okada as Shuji Ito
Ayumi Hamasaki as Kasane Aihara
Kouji Yamaguchi as Touru Kanbara
Kumi Takada as Ayako Shimizu
Shizuka Isami as Rika Matsuo
Kouta Kusano as Hiroyuki Yoshida
Yoshihiko Hakamada as Fujita
[edit] Awards
Mainichi Film Concours
1996 - Best Screenplay[3]
Rotterdam International Film Festival
1996 - Tiger Award[4]
Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
1997 - Best Feature Film[5]
[edit] References
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