The Discarnates

The Discarnates
Directed by	Nobuhiko Obayashi
Starring	Tsurutarō Kataoka Kumiko Akiyoshi
Release dates	September 15, 1988
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Discarnates (異人たちとの夏 Ijintachi to no Natsu) is a 1988 Japanese horror film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.

Cast

• Morio Kazama as Hidemi Harada
• Tsurutarô Kataoka as Hidekichi Harada (Father)
• Kumiko Akiyoshi as Fusako Harada (Mother)
• Yûko Natori as Kei Fujino
• Toshiyuki Nagashima as Ichiro Mamiya

Awards

31st Blue Ribbon Awards^[1]

• Won: Best Supporting Actor - Tsurutarō Kataoka
• Won: Best Supporting Actress - Kumiko Akiyoshi

13th Hochi Film Award^[2]

• Won: Best Supporting Actor - Tsurutarō Kataoka

16th Moscow International Film Festival^[3]

• Nominated: Golden St. George

10th Yokohama Film Festival^[4]

• Won: Best Supporting Actor - Tsurutarō Kataoka
• 4th Best Film^[5]

References

1. ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
2. 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
3. "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
4. 第１０回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８８年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
5. １９８８年度　日本映画ベストテン (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-01-22.

Further reading

• Harper, Jim (2008). Flowers from Hell: The Modern Japanese Horror Film. Noir Publishing. pp. 13–15. ISBN 9780953656479.

External links

• The Discarnates at the Internet Movie Database