Station (1981 film)

Station
Station
	Theatrical poster for Station (1981)
Directed by	Yasuo Furuhata
Written by	Sō Kuramoto
Starring	Ken Takakura; Chieko Baisho;
Cinematography	Daisaku Kimura
Music by	Ryudo Uzaki
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	November 7, 1981;
Running time	132 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Station (駅 STATION, Eki Station) is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata.^[2] Among many awards, it was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.^[3]

Plot

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specializes in murdering police officers.^[4]

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^[5]

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

^ Infobox data from "駅 STATION" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05. and Eki Station (1981) at IMDb
^ "駅". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ "Awards for Eki Station (1981)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
^ Station (1981). Retrieved 2024-10-06 – via letterboxd.com.
^ 第5回日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.

Bibliography

Eki Station (1981) at IMDb
"駅 STATION" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
"駅 STATION" (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
"駅 STATION" (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
"EKI". The Complete Index to World Film. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2009-05-05.

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[1] Infobox data from "駅 STATION" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05. and Eki Station (1981) at IMDb

[2] "駅". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[3] "Awards for Eki Station (1981)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.

[4] Station (1981). Retrieved 2024-10-06 – via letterboxd.com.

[5] 第5回日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.

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Station
Theatrical poster for Station (1981)
Directed by	Yasuo Furuhata^[1]
Written by	Sō Kuramoto
Starring	Ken Takakura Chieko Baisho
Cinematography	Daisaku Kimura
Music by	Ryudo Uzaki
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07)
Running time	132 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese