125 Years Memory
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Japanese | 海難1890 |
Hepburn | Kainan 1890 |
Directed by | Mitsutoshi Tanaka |
Screenplay by | |
Starring | Seiyo Uchino Kenan Ece Shioli Kutsuna Alican Yücesoy |
Cinematography | Tetsuo Nagata |
Edited by | |
Music by | Michiru Oshima |
Distributed by | Toei (international) CGV Mars (Turkey) |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes[1] |
Countries | Japan Turkey |
Languages | Japanese Turkish English |
Box office | US$5.7 million[2] |
125 Years Memory (海難1890, Kainan 1890) is a 2015 drama film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka and written by .[1][3][4] Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul off the Japanese coast in 1890 and the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Iran in 1985.[5][6] It received the Japan Academy Film Prize in ten categories, including Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording, Excellent Film and Excellent Director.[4][7][8] A Japanese-Turkish co-production, the film was produced by Japan's Creators' Union and Toei Company together with Turkey's Böcek Yapım.[9] It was released in Japan by Toei Company on December 5, 2015 and in Turkey by CGV Mars on December 25, 2015.[1][2]
Plot[]
Ertuğrul episode[]
In the night of 16 September 1890, while returning from a goodwill visit to Japan, the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kushimoto, Wakayama. Hearing the alarm bell the villagers of Kashino, a poor fishing village on Kushimoto's island of Kii Oshima, rush to the shore. They are confronted with the grisly spectacle of vast numbers of dead and dying. With more than 500 crew members dead, it is the largest sea accident in history at that time. Risking their own lives, the villagers are able to rescue 69 Turkish sailors. Tamura (Seiyo Uchino), a doctor living in Kashino village, and his assistant Haru (Shioli Kutsuna) treat the injured. In the wake of her life rescuing efforts Haru builds a special bond with Mustafa (Kenan Ece), an officer on the Ertuğrul. Although being very poor and having hardly to eat, the villagers share what little they have with strangers from a country 9,000 kilometers away.
Tehran episode[]
In the year 1985, during the Iran–Iraq War, Iraq announces an indiscriminate attack and to shoot down any aircraft over Iranian air space. Japanese ambassador Nomura (Toshiyuki Nagashima) requests rescue flights from Japan, but is told that a quick response is not possible. While evacuation flights from other nations are arriving, more than 300 Japanese are stranded in Tehran. Harumi (Shioli Kutsuna), a teacher at a Japanese school, prevails upon Nomura to ask the Turkish ambassador for help. Turkish prime minister Turgut Özal () decides to evacuate the Japanese. In the morning of 19 March, only a few hours before Iraq's ultimatum expires, a Turkish Airlines aircraft takes off for Tehran. Not only is Tehran already under heavy rocket fire. But the remaining Turks at Tehran Mehrabad Airport still need to be convinced that they won't be able to board their own country's evacuation flight. That's when Turkish embassy staff Murat (Kenan Ece) starts speaking out to his fellow citizens about the compassion and sacrifice Japanese villagers had shown to Turkish sailors shipwrecked far away a long time ago.
Background[]
The film was initiated by the residents of Kushimoto, a coastal town in Wakayama Prefecture where the first episode of the film takes place. For a very long time they wanted to make a film about the Ertuğrul story and thus send a message of friendship and peace to the rest of the world.[5][6] To pursue their goal, Kushimoto mayor Katsumasa Tashima contacted film director Mitsutoshi Tanaka and the NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World was established in the city of Wakayama.[5][10][11] After more than ten years of work the film was completed in 2015.[10][12]
Cast[]
Leading artists[]
- Seiyo Uchino:[1] Motosada Tamura
- Kenan Ece:[1] Mustafa/Murat
- Shioli Kutsuna:[1] Haru/Harumi
- Alican Yücesoy:[1] Bekir
Supporting artists[]
- Yui Natsukawa: Yuki
- Toshiyuki Nagashima: Yutaka Nomura
- Naoto Takenaka: Dr. Kudo
- Takashi Sasano: Mayor Sato
- Shunsuke Daitoh:[1] Shintaro
- [1] Tome :
- Yukiyoshi Ozawa:[1] Gentaro Fujimoto
- [1] Kimura :
- (ja): Shinichi
- Yuu Tokui:[1] Heiji
- Yukijiro Hotaru: Takeshita
- Rino Katase: Sato
- : Ali Efendi
- Mehmet Özgür: Âli Bey
- Uğur Polat: (tr)
- : Mahmut
- : Michi Kimura
- Tamer Levent: Süleyman Bey
- : Ertuğrul crew member
- : Hüseyin
- : Can
- : Hatice
- : Müge Sayar
- : Naci
- : Turkish naval officer
- : Salih
- : Biwa artist
- : Kiyo
- : Tae
- Noboru Kaneko: Yamamoto
- : Japanese national in Tehran
- : Kushimoto resident
- Naoki Kawano: Mankichi
- : Japanese national in Tehran
- : Japanese embassy staff
- : Takeo
- : Katsu
- : Kushimoto resident
- : Selim
- : Courtesan in Kushimoto
- : Japanese national in Tehran
- Turgut Özal :
- : Courtesan in Kushimoto
- : Hayri
- : Sarkis
- : Nobu
- : Turkish Airlines ground staff
- : Ertuğrul crew member
- : Turkish Airlines official
- : Miyamoto
- : Courtesan in Kushimoto
- : Yano
- : Fukushima
- : Hiroyuki Kimura
Reception[]
Box office[]
On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was fourth in both admissions, with 88,295,[13] and gross, with US$856,650.[14] On its second weekend, it dropped to seventh, again both in admissions[15] and in gross, with US$638,625.[16] On its third weekend, it was tenth placed in both admissions[17] and gross, with US$336,824.[18] The film grossed US$4.13 million in Japan and US$1.53 million in Turkey.[2]
Accolades[]
Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Results |
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2016 | 39th Japan Academy Film Prize[19] | Picture of the Year | Nominated | |
Director of the Year | Mitsutoshi Tanaka | Nominated | ||
Screenplay of the Year | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Seiyo Uchino | Nominated | ||
Michiru Oshima | Nominated | |||
Tetsuo Nagata | Nominated | |||
Nominated | ||||
Won | ||||
Won | ||||
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing | Nominated | |||
2017 | VFX-JAPAN Awards 2017[20][21] | Best Motion Picture | Nominated |
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Kainan 1890 (125 Years Memory)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "125 Years Memory". kainan1890.jp. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "125 Years Memory",125yearsmemory.com. Retrieved on 5 September 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Akalın, Can. "A tale of two countries bound by tragedy and heroism", Nikkei Voice, Toronto, 13 June 2016. Retrieved on 22 November 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nishihiro, Shinji. "西廣理事よりNPOの活動状況について", NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World, Wakayama. Retrieved on 22 November 2018. (in Japanese)
- ^ "第39回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品",Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved on 2020-07-03.(in Japanese)
- ^ "プロフィール","Film director Mitsutoshi Tanaka. Retrieved on 2020-07-03.(in Japanese)
- ^ " 作品のご紹介", Creators' Union. Retrieved on 22 November 2018. (in Japanese)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "田中光敏監督と田嶋勝正串本町長が登壇映画の舞台・串本町で実施された『海難1890』特別先行上映舞台挨拶", Pia Kansai, 27 November 2015. Retrieved on 22 November 2018. (in Japanese)
- ^ Tomita, Hirofumi. "冨田理事よりNPOの活動状況について", NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World, Wakayama. Retrieved on 22 November 2018. (in Japanese)
- ^ "「本当に困っている人たちがいたら助ける。恩を受けたから恩を返すわけではなく、もっと大きな意味を持っている」二つの史実をもとに描く『海難1890』田中光敏監督インタビュー", Pia Kansai, 7 December 2015. Retrieved on 22 November 2018. (in Japanese)
- ^ "Japan Box Office Report – 12/5~12/6". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 9, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Japan Box Office December 5–6, 2015". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Japan Box Office Report – 12/12~12/13". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 16, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Japan Box Office December 12–13, 2015". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Japan Box Office Report – 12/19~12/20". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 23, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Japan Box Office December 19–20, 2015". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ 第39回日本アカデミー賞優秀賞決定!. japan-academy-prize.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "VFX-JAPANアワード2017 優秀賞決定", VFX-JAPAN. Retrieved on 20 November 2018. (in Japanese)
- ^ "CGとVFXの祭典「京楽ピクチャーズ.PRESENTS VFX-JAPANアワード2017」表彰式", CGWorld, 22 March 2017. Retrieved on 20 November 2018. (in Japanese)
External links[]
- Official website
- 125 Years Memory at IMDb
- A Tale of Two Countries Bound by Tragedy and Heroism (Can Akalın, Nikkei Voice)
- NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World (Facebook) (in Turkish and Japanese)
- Ertuğrul Filminde Torunlar Oynuyor (Gökhan Karakaş, Milliyet) (in Turkish)
- 125 Years Memory novel by Mika Toyoda (in Japanese)
- 2015 films
- Japanese films
- Turkish films
- Japanese drama films
- Turkish drama films
- 2015 drama films
- Toei Company films
- Japanese multilingual films
- Turkish multilingual films
- 2015 multilingual films