A Boy Called H

A Boy Called H (少年Ｈ) is a 2013 Japanese war drama film directed by Yasuo Furuhata.^[3] It is based on the book by Kappa Senoh, translated into English by John Bester.

A Boy Called H
Poster
Directed by	Yasuo Furuhata
Starring	Yutaka Mizutani Ran Ito Tatsuki Yoshioka
Music by	Yoshihiro Ike
Production companies	Asahi Shimbun Creek & River Co., Ltd. GyaO Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Kobe Shimbun Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Kodansha Nagoya Broadcasting Network TV Asahi Toho Trysome [1]
Distributed by	Toho[2]
Release date	August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	US$15.3 million (Japan)

Cast

• Yutaka Mizutani
• Ran Ito
• Tatsuki Yoshioka

Reception

Box office

The film grossed US$15.3 million in Japan.^[4]

Accolades

It was chosen as the 7th best Japanese film of 2013 by the film magazine Eiga Geijutsu.^[5]

Award	Date	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Japan Academy Prize[6][7]	7 March 2014	Best Film	A Boy Called H	Nominated
		Best Art	中澤克巳	Nominated
		Best Newcomer	Tatsuki Yoshioka	Nominated