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DVD cover for A Class to Remember (1993) |
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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 |
Editing by | Iwao Ishii |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date(s) | 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]
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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]
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]
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