The Great Passage | |||||
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Kanji | 舟を編む | ||||
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Directed by | Yuya Ishii | ||||
Written by | Kansaku Watanabe | ||||
Based on | The Great Passage by Shion Miura | ||||
Produced by | Tomoo Tsuchii Kimitaka Goka Fumitsugu Ikeda Yasuyuki Iwanami | ||||
Starring | Ryuhei Matsuda Aoi Miyazaki Joe Odagiri Kaoru Kobayashi Go Kato | ||||
Cinematography | Junichi Fujisawa | ||||
Edited by | Shinichi Fushima | ||||
Music by | Takashi Watanabe | ||||
Production companies | Filmmakers Little More Co. | ||||
Distributed by | Shochiku | ||||
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Running time | 133 minutes | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese |
The Great Passage (舟を編む, Fune o Amu) is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Yuya Ishii, starring Ryuhei Matsuda as a dictionary editor. It is based on the best-selling novel by Shion Miura.[1] The film won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, and also received several nominations. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[1] but it was not nominated.