Full awards and nominations of Tokyo Towers
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Drama
Leaving her alcoholic husband, Eiko takes their son Masaya away from Tokyo and back to her hometown in a Kyushu rural mining community. She toils to support him though many years of schooling even after he wastes his time while studying art in a Tokyo university. After graduation he struggles to find work and finally pulls his life together for his mother's sake, ultimately ending up with multiple jobs as an illustrator and even as the ... [+]
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31st Japan Academy Film Prize
- winner Best Film
- winner Best Director (Joji Matsuoka)
- winner Best Screenplay (Suzuki Matsuo)
- nom. Best Actor (Jô Odagiri)
- winner Best Actress (Kirin Kiki)
- winner Best Supporting Actor (Kaoru Kobayashi)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Takako Matsu)
- winner Newcomer of the Year (Yayako Uchida)
- nom. Best Music (Tadashi Ueda)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Norimichi Kasamatsu)
- nom. Best Lighting Direction (Kenichi Mizuno)
- nom. Best Art Direction (Mitsuo Harada)
- nom. Best Sound Recording (Kiyoshi Kakizawa)
- nom. Best Film Editing (Shinichi Fushima)