Fire Festival (film)

Fire Festival (火まつり, Himatsuri) is a 1985 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Fire Festival
A poster with the transliterated version of the original Japanese title: Himatsuri
Directed by	Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Written by	Kenji Nakagami
Produced by	Kazuo Shimizu
Starring	Kinya Kitaoji
Cinematography	Masaki Tamura
Edited by	Sachiko Yamaji
Music by	Tōru Takemitsu
Production companies	Seibu Saizon Group Cine Saizon Production Gunrō
Release date	25 May 1985 (1985-05-25)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Kinya Kitaoji as Tatsuo
• Kiwako Taichi as Kimiko
• Norihei Miki as Yamakawa
• Junko Miyashita as Sachiko, Tatsuo's wife
• Ryota Nakamoto as Ryota
• Aiko Morishita as Nursery school teacher
• Rikiya Yasuoka as Toshio
• Jūkei Fujioka as coolie
• Kenzo Kaneko as Kimiko's brother-in-law
• Sachiko Matsushita as Tatsuo's Sister
• Aoi Nakajima as Kimiko's sister
• Gozo Soma as (as Gôzô Sôma)
• Kin Sugai as Tatsuo's Mother
• Masako Yagi as Tatsuo's Sister

Awards

• 1985 Mainichi Film Concours
  • Best Actor - Kinya Kitaoji^[2]
  • Best Screenplay - Kenji Nakagami^[2]