Station (1981 film)

For the thriller movie from India, see Station (2014 film).

1981 Japanese film

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

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

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

## Cast

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* 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

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### Awards and nominations

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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

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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.

## Bibliography

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* 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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Films directed by Yasuo Furuhata

* Gendai Yakuza: Yotamono Jingi (1969)
* Nihon no Fixer (1979)
* Shikake-nin Baian (1981)
* Station (1981)
* Izakaya Chōji (1983)
* Shogun's Shadow (1989)
* Tasmania Story (1990)
* Kura (1995)
* Poppoya (1999)
* Akai Tsuki (2004)
* Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
* Anata e (2012)
* A Boy Called H (2013)
* Reminiscence (2017)

Awards for Station

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Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Film

* The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
* The Incident (1978)
* Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
* Zigeunerweisen (1980)
* Station (1981)
* Fall Guy (1982)
* The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
* The Funeral (1984)
* Gray Sunset (1985)
* House on Fire (1986)
* A Taxing Woman (1987)
* The Silk Road (1988)
* Black Rain (1989)
* Childhood Days (1990)
* My Sons (1991)
* Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
* A Class to Remember (1993)
* Crest of Betrayal (1994)
* A Last Note (1995)
* Shall We Dance? (1996)
* Princess Mononoke (1997)
* Begging for Love (1998)
* Poppoya (1999)
* After the Rain (2000)
* Spirited Away (2001)
* The Twilight Samurai (2002)
* When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
* Half a Confession (2004)
* Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
* Hula Girls (2006)
* Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
* Departures (2008)
* Shizumanu Taiyō (2009)
* Confessions (2010)
* Rebirth (2011)
* The Kirishima Thing (2012)
* The Great Passage (2013)
* The Eternal Zero (2014)
* Our Little Sister (2015)
* Shin Godzilla (2016)
* The Third Murder (2017)
* Shoplifters (2018)
* The Journalist (2019)
* Midnight Swan (2020)
* Drive My Car (2021)
* A Man (2022)
* Godzilla Minus One (2023)
* A Samurai in Time (2024)

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Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film

1976-1980|

* Seishun no Satsujinsha (1976)
* Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
* Brother and Sister (1976)
* The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
* Mount Hakkoda (1977)
* Ballad of Orin (1977)
* Nemu no Ki no Uta ga Kikoeru (1977)
* Third Base (1978)
* Empire of Passion (1978)
* The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (1978)
* Kaerazaru hibi (1978)
* Shōdō Satsujin Musuko Yo (1979)
* The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
* Vengeance Is Mine (1979
* No More Easy Life (1979)
* Zigeunerweisen (1980)
* A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
* The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)
* Virus (1980)

1981-1990|

* Station (1981)
* Willful Murder (1981)
* Lonely Heart (1981)
* Enrai (1981)
* Suspicion (1982)
* Tōno Monogatari (1982)
* Farewell to the Land (1982)
* The Go Masters (1982)
* The Family Game (1983)
* The Makioka Sisters (1983)
* International Military Tribunal for the Far East (1983)
* The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
* The Funeral (1984)
* MacArthur's Children (1984)
* Mahjong hōrōki (1984)
* Ohan (1984)
* Sorekara (1985)
* Typhoon Club (1985)
* Fire Festival (1985)
* The Burmese Harp (1985)
* Uhohho Tankentai (1986)
* House on Fire (1986)
* Final Take (1986)
* A Promise (1986)
* Itazu Kuma (1987)
* Eiga Joyū (1987)
* Tora-san Goes North (1987)
* The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987)
* The Discarnates (1988)
* Kimurake no Hitobito (1988)
* Tomorrow (1988)
* The Silk Road (1988)
* Shaso (1989)
* Death of a Tea Master (1989)
* Dotsuitarunen (1989)
* Rikyu (1989)
* The Cherry Orchard (1990)
* Dreams (1990)
* The Sting of Death (1990)
* Shiroi Te (1990)

1991–2000|

* Rainbow Kids (1991)
* Rhapsody in August (1991)
* A Scene at the Sea (1991)
* Munō no Hito (1991)
* Seishun Dendeke Dekedeke (1992)
* The River with No Bridge (1992)
* Original Sin (1992)
* Tōki Rakujitsu (1992)
* Moving (1993)
* A Class to Remember (1993)
* Byōin de Shinu to Iukoto (1993)
* We Are Not Alone (1993)
* Ghost Pub (1994)
* 119 (1994)
* Crest of Betrayal (1994)
* Natsu no Niwa Friend (1994)
* Bō no Kanashimi (1994)
* Kura (1995)
* Sharaku (1995)
* Deep River (1995)
* Love Letter (1995)
* Village of Dreams(1996)
* A Class to Remember 2 (1996)
* Kids Return (1996)
* Sleeping Man (1996)
* The Eel (1997)
* Yūkai (1997)
* Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
* A Class to Remember 3 (1998)
* Dr. Akagi (1998)
* Give It All (1998)
* Hana-bi (1998)
* Kikujiro (1999)
* Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)
* Keiho (1999)
* M/Other (1999)
* After the Rain (2000)
* Gohatto (2000)
* A lass to Remember 4 (2000)
* Nabbie's Love (2000)

2001–2010|

* Waterboys (2001)
* Go (2001)
* Nihon no Kuroi Natsu: Enzai (2001)
* Battle Royale (2001)
* The Firefly (2001)
* Out (2002)
* Amidadō Dayori (2002)
* KT (2002)
* Hush! (2002)
* Like Asura (2003)
* Zatoichi (2003)
* Spy Sorge (2003)
* Doppelganger (2003)
* Nobody Knows (2004)
* Princess Raccoon (2005)
* Hula Girls (2006)
* A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007)
* All Around Us (2008)
* Mt. Tsurugidake (2009)
* Haru's Journey (2010)

2011–2020|

* Saudade (2011)
* The Kirishima Thing (2012)
* Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013)
* The Light Shines Only There (2014)
* Journey to the Shore (2015)
* In This Corner of the World (2016)
* Wilderness (2017)
* The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018)
* The Journalist (2019)
* Underdog (2020)

2021–present|

* Under the Open Sky (2021)
* No Place to Go (2022)
* Shadow of Fire (2023)

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