Farewell to the Ark (1984)

Name: Farewell to the Ark
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1984-09-08
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Mayumi Ogawa, Yoshio Harada, Yoko Takahashi, Renji Ishibashi

Farewell to the Ark (1984), directed by Shūji Terayama, starring Tsutomu Yamazaki and Mayumi Ogawa.

09/08/1984 BR Drama and Fantasy 2h 7m

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A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.

鈴木達夫Cinematography
Shūji TerayamaDirector, Screenplay
山地早智子Editing
Fujio SunaokaProducer

About the film

Farewell to the Ark (Japanese: さらば箱舟, Hepburn: Saraba hakobune) is a 1984 Japanese mystery film directed by Shūji Terayama, loosely based on the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

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Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Sutekichi Tokito

Mayumi Ogawa as Sue Tokito

Yoshio Harada as Daisaki Tokito

Yôko Takahashi as Temari

Eisei Amamoto as Key maker

Renji Ishibashi as Yonetaro Tokito

Hosei Komatsu

Seiji Miyaguchi as Old man

Keiko Niitaka as Tsubana

Hitomi Takahashi as Chigusa

Takeshi Wakamatsu as Dai

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Farewell to the Ark at IMDb

Text from Farewell to the Ark on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_to_the_Ark

Trivia

It premiered on September 8, 1984, a Saturday.
It runs 2h07 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "さらば箱舟".
It won 5 award(s) and received 0 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — Sitges Film Festival Best Director award among them.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosArt Theatre Guild
CountriesJapan
LanguagesJapanese
StatusReleased

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Awards

Sitges Film Festival Best Director award 1985
Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography 1985
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 1984
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 1984
Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor 1984

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

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鈴木達夫 Cinematography
Shūji Terayama Director
山地早智子 Editing
Fujio Sunaoka Producer
Eiko Kujo Producer
Shiro Sasaki Producer
J・A・シーザー Original music
Shūji Terayama Screenplay
岸田理生 Screenplay

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What is Farewell to the Ark about?

Farewell to the Ark: A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.

Who directed Farewell to the Ark?

Farewell to the Ark was directed by Shūji Terayama in 1984.

Who stars in Farewell to the Ark?

The cast of Farewell to the Ark includes Tsutomu Yamazaki, Mayumi Ogawa, Yoshio Harada, Yoko Takahashi and Renji Ishibashi.

How long is Farewell to the Ark?

Farewell to the Ark runs for 127 minutes, or 2h07.

What is Farewell to the Ark based on?

Farewell to the Ark is based on One Hundred Years of Solitude.

What awards did Farewell to the Ark win?

Farewell to the Ark has 5 recorded awards, among them Sitges Film Festival Best Director award, Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography, Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor and Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor.