Fumō Chitai

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Fumō Chitai (不毛地帯; literally "Wasted Land") is a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a movie in 1976 and then twice as a television mini-series in 1979 and 2009.

Relationship with actual events

  • The main character Tadashi Iki is widely seen as based on the real life Ryuzo Sejima
  • However in the work, Iki finally hits big success in oil business, whilst the actual Sejima attempts in the field ended as a major failure.

1976 Film

Fumō Chitai
Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto
Starring Tatsuya Nakadai
Release dates 1976
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Fumō Chitai (不毛地帯) is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.

Cast

Awards

1st Hochi Film Award[1]

31st Mainichi Film Award[2]

1979 TV Series

Fumō Chitai (1979)
Starring Mikijirō Hira
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 31
Broadcast
Original channel TBS
Original run April 4, 1979 – October 31, 1979

Cast

2009 TV series

Fumō Chitai (2009)
Starring Toshiaki Karasawa
Composer(s) Yugo Kanno
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 19
Broadcast
Original channel Fuji Television
Original run March 11, 2009 – October 15, 2009

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "報知映画賞ヒストリー" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 
  2. ↑ "31　1976年" (in Japanese). japan-movie.net. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 

External links

Films directed by Satsuo Yamamoto


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