Full awards and nominations of Letter from the Mountain
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Drama
Akira Kurosawa's assistant director Takashi Koizumi directs the low-key drama Letter From the Mountain, based on the novel by Keishi Nagi. Highly specialized doctor Michiko (Kanako Higuchi) finds herself seized with panic attacks. She and her partner, Takao (Akira Terao), decide to leave behind their stressful lives in Tokyo for a simpler life in the small farming village of Shinshu.
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26th Japan Academy Film Prize
- nom. Best Film
- nom. Best Director (Takashi Koizumi)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Takashi Koizumi)
- nom. Best Actor (Akira Terao)
- nom. Best Actress (Kanako Higuchi)
- winner Best Supporting Actress (Tanie Kitabayashi)
- winner Newcomer of the Year (Manami Konishi)
- nom. Best Music (Takashi Kako)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Masaharu Ueda)
- nom. Best Lighting Direction (Hideaki Yamakawa)
- nom. Best Art Direction (Yoshirô Muraki, Tadashi Sakai)
- nom. Best Sound Recording (Kenichi Benitani)
- nom. Best Film Editing (Hideto Aga)