Station (1981 film)

is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Among many awards, it was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.

Plot

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specializes in murdering police officers.

Cast

• Ken Takakura: Eiji Mikami
• Chieko Baisho: Kiriko (1979) Michio
• Ayumi Ishida: Naoko Mikami (1968)
• Setsuko Karasuma: Suzuko Yoshimatsu (1976)
• Kai Atō: Ryosuke Honjo
• Yu Fujiki: Ichiro Mikami
• Akihiko Hirata
• Ryō Ikebe: Chief Nakagawa
• Ken Iwabuchi: Yoshitaka Mikami
• Tanie Kitabayashi: Masayo Mikami
• Yuko Kotegawa: Fuyuko Mikami
• Sachiko Murase: Ryosuke's mother
• Hideo Murota: Shigeru Morioka
• Toshiyuki Nagashima: Michio Mikami
• Akira Nagoya: Takada
• Jinpachi Nezu: Goro Yoshimatsu
• Junkichi Orimoto
• Hideji Otaki: Aiba
• Nenji Kobayashi : Detective Tasumi
• Kei Satō
• Tetsuya Takeda
• Masao Komatsu
• Kunie Tanaka: Sugawara
• Minori Terada: Chikaraishi
• Ryudo Uzaki: Yukio Kinoshita
• Masako Yagi: Aiba's wife

Reception

Awards and nominations

5th Japan Academy Prize

• Won: Best Picture
• Won: Best Screenplay - Sou Kuramoto
• Won: Best Actor - Ken Takakura
• Won: Best Music - Ryudo Uzaki
• Won: Best Sound Recording - Nobuyuki Tanaka
• Nominated: Best Director - Yasuo Furuhata
• Nominated: Best Actress - Chieko Baisho
• Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Ryudo Uzaki
• Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Ayumi Ishida and Setsuko Karasuma
• Nominated: Best Cinematography - Daisaku Kimura
• Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Hideki Mochizuki
• Nominated: Best Art Direction - Yukio Higuchi

References

Bibliography