Okoge (film)

1992 Japanese film

Okoge

Directed by| Takehiro Nakajima
Written by| Takehiro Nakajima
Starring| Misa Shimizu
Takehiro Murata
Takeo Nakahara

Release dates

* September 13, 1992 (1992-09-13) (Toronto International Film Festival)
* October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10) (Japan)

Running time

| 120 minutes
Country| Japan
Language| Japanese

Okoge (おこげ, Fag Hag) is a gay-themed Japanese film written and directed by Takehiro Nakajima, released in 1992. The title comes from Japanese slang for a woman who prefers the company of gay men; okama (おかま or オカマ, cooking pot) is used as a slang reference for gay men, and by analogy okoge (おこげ, burnt rice), rice that sticks to a cooking pot during cooking, is used to refer to their female friends.[1]

## Cast

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Actor  | Role

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Misa Shimizu | Sayoko Morohashi
Takehiro Murata | Goh Yoshino
Takeo Nakahara | “Tochi”, Tochihiko Terazaki
Atsushi Fukazawa | Tamio
Takatoshi Takeda | Tsuyuki, Bartender
Masayuki Shionoya | Kurihara
Kyozo Nagatsuka | Toichi, Goh's brother
Mitsuko Oka | Tokuko
Michiyo Yokoyama | Manami
Noriko Sengoku | Kinoe Yoshino, Goh's mother
Toshie Negishi | Yayoi Terazaki, Tochi's wife
Charles Garfield | Sayoko's Stepfather
Yoshiko Kuga |
Dump Matsumoto |
Toshinori Omi |
Casey Takamine |
Guts Ishimatsu |
Eriko Watanabe |
Michio Kita |
Asako Mori |
Yoko Okawa |
Shô Ryûzanji |

## Awards

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* 1992 Hochi Film Award: Best Actress (Misa Shimizu), Best Supporting Actor (Takehiro Murata)[2]
* 1993 Kinema Junpo Award: Best Supporting Actor (Takehiro Murata)[3]
* 1993 Mainichi Film Award: Best Supporting Actor (Takehiro Murata)[4]
* 1992 The Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best Newcomer (Misa Shimizu), Best Supporting Actor (Takehiro Murata)[5]
* 1992 Yokohama Film Festival: Best Actress (Misa Shimizu)[6]
* 1993 Japan Academy Prize: Best Supporting Actor nomination (Takehiro Murata)[7]

## See also

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* List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films
* Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

## References

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1. ^ Hicks, Chris (1993-12-06). "Film review: Okoge". Deseret News. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
2. ^ ja:報知映画賞
3. ^ Kinema Junpo Awards
4. ^ Mainichi Film Concours
5. ^ 日刊スポーツ映画大賞
6. ^ ヨコハマ映画祭
7. ^ 第16回日本アカデミー賞 Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Okoge at IMDb

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