Full awards and nominations of It Is a Long Walk
Drama
Though she was sold to a geisha house at a young age, Aihara (Yoshinaga) has since become a master samisen player and woman of great elegance. Though not especially rich, she doles out money to street kids, in particular, a pretty young flower vendor named Oyuki, who becomes Aihara's godchild of sorts. Yet when a geisha (Reiko Takashima) from a rival red-light district insults Aihara and her brethren, she fights back. Soon an all-out ... [+]
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24th Japan Academy Film Prize
- nom. Best Screenplay (Shinichi Ichikawa)
- winner Best Actress (Sayuri Yoshinaga)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Reiko Takashima)
- nom. Best Music (Michiru Ôshima)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Tatsuo Suzuki)
- nom. Best Lighting Direction (Kiyoto Andō)
- nom. Best Art Direction (Yoshinobu Nishioka)
- nom. Best Sound Recording (Mike Samata, Yōji Takemoto)
- nom. Best Film Editing (Hiroshi Miyake)