Full awards and nominations of The Funeral
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Comedy. Drama
The debut film from acclaimed Japanese director, Juzo Itami shows a very untraditional side to a very traditional ceremony. When Chizuko's (Nobuko Miyamoto) ornery father unexpectedly dies, the undertaking of the three-day funeral is too much to handle. Her family and especially her husband Wabisuke (Tsutomo Yamazaki), find themselves in hilarious situations as the younger generation struggles with the complex rituals of the Buddhist ... [+]
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8th Japan Academy Film Prize
- winner Best Film
- winner Best Director (Jūzō Itami)
- winner Best Screenplay (Jūzō Itami)
- winner Best Actor (Tsutomu Yamazaki)
- nom. Best Actress (Nobuko Miyamoto)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Ichirô Zaitsu)
- winner Best Supporting Actress (Kin Sugai)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Yonezo Maeda)
- nom. Best Lighting Direction (Matsusaku Kato)
- nom. Best Sound Recording (Minoru Nobuoka)