Japanese Story
Japanese Story (2003)

Japanese Story

1/5
(62 votes)
6.7IMDb73Metascore

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Cast

Awards

Australian Film Institute 2003


AFI Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Cinematography
Best Direction
Best Editing
Best Film
Best Original Music Score
Best Production Design
Best Sound

Australian Writers' Guild 2003


Awgie Award
Feature Film - Original

Bangkok International Film Festival 2004


Golden Kinnaree Award
Best Film

Cannes Film Festival 2003


Un Certain Regard Award

Chicago International Film Festival 2003


Gold Hugo
New Directors Competition

Chlotrudis Awards 2005


Chlotrudis Award
Best Actress

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2003


FCCA Award
Best Actor - Female
Best Cinematography
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Film
Best Music Score
Best Screenplay - Original

IF Awards 2003


IF Award
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Direction
Best Editing
Best Feature Film
Best Music
Best Script

Miami Film Festival 2004


FIPRESCI Prize

Box Office

DateAreaGross
6 June 2004 USA USD 647,054
30 May 2004 USA USD 643,980
23 May 2004 USA USD 634,975
16 May 2004 USA USD 616,688
9 May 2004 USA USD 596,540
2 May 2004 USA USD 578,478
25 April 2004 USA USD 553,760
18 April 2004 USA USD 524,557
11 April 2004 USA USD 496,211
4 April 2004 USA USD 461,618
28 March 2004 USA USD 434,346
21 March 2004 USA USD 409,412
14 March 2004 USA USD 387,283
7 March 2004 USA USD 362,346
29 February 2004 USA USD 338,284
22 February 2004 USA USD 332,233
16 February 2004 USA USD 313,899
8 February 2004 USA USD 263,689
1 February 2004 USA USD 189,209
25 January 2004 USA USD 121,019
18 January 2004 USA USD 94,287
11 January 2004 USA USD 57,013
13 June 2004 UK GBP 100,322
6 June 2004 UK GBP 37,580
DateAreaGrossScreens
9 January 2004 USA USD 15,119 5
6 June 2004 UK GBP 37,580 15
19 September 2003 Australia USD 94,642 39
8 October 2004 Hong Kong USD 5,860 2
DateAreaGrossScreens
6 June 2004 USA USD 1,741 2
30 May 2004 USA USD 5,193 3
23 May 2004 USA USD 10,396 7
16 May 2004 USA USD 12,376 10
9 May 2004 USA USD 10,099 17
2 May 2004 USA USD 14,951 17
25 April 2004 USA USD 17,848 16
18 April 2004 USA USD 17,589 18
11 April 2004 USA USD 26,811 17
4 April 2004 USA USD 17,396 9
28 March 2004 USA USD 19,046 14
21 March 2004 USA USD 14,461 13
14 March 2004 USA USD 17,183 16
7 March 2004 USA USD 20,898 13
29 February 2004 USA USD 3,207 9
22 February 2004 USA USD 11,710 9
16 February 2004 USA USD 31,651 16
8 February 2004 USA USD 51,870 21
1 February 2004 USA USD 61,495 17
25 January 2004 USA USD 19,192 4
18 January 2004 USA USD 30,661 5
11 January 2004 USA USD 15,119 5
13 June 2004 UK GBP 33,503 17
6 June 2004 UK GBP 37,580 15

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Reviews

Honestly when I started watching this anime I wasn't expecting much but after the frirst episode I was hooked. The character depth is the best I've seen in any anime in a long time and the story is worderfully gripping.

A real Australian gem. Fantastic scenery of the Pilbara and remote areas of Australia.

"The Outback is the vast, remote, arid area of Australia. The term 'the outback' is generally used to refer to locations that are comparatively more remote than those areas named 'the bush' which, colloquially, can refer to any lands outside the main urban areas.

There is no sense or brain in this one . not talking about performance and direction.

Toni C. must've been offered a fortune to get involved with a movie script as flimsy and ridiculous as this.

I really loved the interaction between Tachibana and Sandy. It seemed very real.

Japanese Story is an interesting portrayal of how people can find oneself in unlikely situations. But the main ending point will confuse people on why someone needs to die for the screen writers to convey their points across to their audiences.

The movie was slow paced with very little action. At times it was even confusing at to what was going on between Sandy and Hiromitsu Tachibana because of the lack of dialogue.

Japanese story was an interesting movie. Death seemed to be a foreshadowing characteristic of this movie when the movie opened up into sandy discussing obituaries with her mother.

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