The 76th Mainichi Film Awards "TSUTAYA Movie Fan Awards 2021" has been awarded to "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final" in the Japanese film category and "No Time to Die" in the foreign film category!
2022.01.20
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- The only award decided by general user votes -
Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CE), a member of the Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CCC) group that plans and produces entertainment content such as video, publishing, and media, and TSUTAYA have selected "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final" from the Japanese film category and "No Time to Die" from the foreign film category for the Mainichi Film Awards "TSUTAYA Movie Fan Awards 2021," in which movie fans vote to determine the No. 1 film that they found most "moving" and "interesting" from films released in Japan in 2021.
The number of films released in theaters has drastically decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we will announce the 20 films selected by general user votes for the "TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award."Additionally, on Tuesday, February 15th, the stellar cast and staff will gather together at Meguro Persimmon Hall for the 76th Mainichi Film Awards Awards Ceremony.
*The award ceremony may be canceled or changed depending on the spread of COVID-19.
The first and second places at the Japan Film Awards went to "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final" and "Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning," the two-part final chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin series, which were released consecutively on Friday, April 23rd and Friday, June 4th, 2021. This series is a live-action adaptation of the popular comic by Watsuki Nobuhiro that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. The first film, Rurouni Kenshin, was released in 2012, and the three previous films, Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno and Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, have all been huge hits.
Originally scheduled for release in July 2020, the film was forced to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as this is the final chapter in the series, the two award-winning films attracted a great deal of attention. In third place is "Hinomaru Soul," starring Tanaka Kei and based on the true story of the Nagano Olympic ski jumping team. In fourth place is "To Those Who Were Not Protected," starring Sato Takeru, who also played the lead role in the first and second place films. In tenth place is "Drive My Car," which became the first Japanese film to win the Best Original Screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival, has won numerous awards both at home and abroad, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film, and was nominated in 10 categories at the 76th Mainichi Film Awards.
In the "Foreign Film" category, "No Time to Die," the 25th film in the "James Bond" series and the final film in the series starring Daniel Craig as the sixth James Bond, took first place. Danny Boyle was originally set to direct the film, but he dropped out, so Cary Joji Fukunaga was appointed as the first American director in the series, which also attracted attention. Coming in second place is "2gether THE MOVIE," the film version of the TV drama "2gether," which sparked a trend in Thai dramas and depicts a fake love story set in a university.After being distributed worldwide on YouTube, it has been viewed more than 800 million times.
TSUTAYA Premium Movie Fan Award Winning Film Information
□Japanese Film Category: "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final" Now available for rental at TSUTAYA!
▼Cast:
Takeru Sato
Saki Takei and Mackenyu Arata
Aoki Munetaka, Aoi Yu, Iseya Yusuke, Kamiki Ryunosuke
Tao Tsuchiya / Ryosuke Miura Takuma Otoo, Shingo Tsurumi, Takeo Nakahara / Kazuki Kitamura
Kasumi Arimura and Yosuke Eguchi
▼ Director/Screenwriter: Otomo Keishi
▼Music: Naoki Sato Theme song: ONE OK ROCK "Renegades"
▼ Original work: Nobuhiro Watsuki "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story" (Shueisha Jump Comics)
▼Production: Rurouni Kenshin: The Final/The Beginning Film Production Committee
▼Production/Distribution: Warner Bros. Pictures
© Nobuhiro Watsuki / Shueisha © 2020 "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final/The Beginning" Film Production Committee
[Story] Himura Kenshin was once feared as the "Battousai the Killer" and fought through the turbulent end of the Edo period with just his sword. He enters a new era and vows never to kill anyone again. Now that he has switched to a reverse-blade sword that cannot cut, and has overcome deadly battles with numerous enemies, including Shishio Makoto, who was trying to overthrow Japan, he is living a peaceful life with his friends. However, one day, Tokyo is attacked by someone, and one by one, Kenshin's loved ones are attacked, and he is gradually cornered. Appearing before him, completely exhausted, is Yukishiro Enishi, the head of the Shanghai mafia who had sent weapons and warships to Shishio Makoto. He knows the mystery of Kenshin's cross-shaped scar and is the most terrifying and terrible enemy that Kenshin himself has created. He holds a deep grudge against Kenshin and plans to carry out a "jinchu" (punishment) to destroy not only Kenshin but also the "new era" that Kenshin created! Why? And for what purpose? Kenshin, realizing everything, gathers Kaoru and his friends together and begins to explain, "It's all my fault."This is closely related to Kenshin's past and leads to the mystery of the cross-shaped scar that never goes away. This leads to "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Chapter The Beginning," which delves into the mystery of the cross-shaped scar, which has never before been revealed. The story spans two eras: the turbulent end of the Edo period and the new era after the Meiji Restoration! The greatest climax in the history of "Rurouni Kenshin" is depicted through these two works. Everything about "Rurouni Kenshin" is here.
□ Foreign Film Category: "No Time to Die" Rental starts March 2, 2022
▼Cast:
Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Ana de Armas, Billy Magnussen, Rory Kinnear, David Dencik, Dali Bensalah
▼Original title: No Time to Die
▼ Release date in Japan: 007 / No Time to Die
▼Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
▼日本公開日 ：2021年10月1日（金） 配給：東宝東和
NO TIME TO DIE © 2021 Danjaq & MGM. NO TIME TO DIE, 007 Gun Logo and related James Bond Trademarks, TM Danjaq. Package Design © 2021 MGM. All Rights Reserved.
[Story] Bond has retired from his job as an 00 agent and is living quietly in Jamaica. However, his peaceful life suddenly comes to an end when his old friend Felix from the CIA asks for his help. A mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more dangerous than they could have ever imagined, and they soon find themselves on the trail of a mysterious mastermind armed with deadly new technology.
TSUTAYA Premium Movie Fan Award Top 10 Rankings
□10th place in the "Japanese Film Category": "Drive My Car" - Now showing nationwide and a huge hit!
Winner of the 74th Cannes Film Festival's Best Screenplay Award, the Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film, and other awards
Pre-release DVD rentals begin at TSUTAYA on Friday, February 18, 2022!
▼Cast:
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Touko Miura Reika Kirishima
Park Yu-rim, Jin Dae-young, Sonia Yuan
Anne Fite, Perry Dizon, Satoko Abe
Masaki Okada
▼Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
▼ Original story: Haruki Murakami "Drive My Car" (included in the short story collection "Men Without Women" / published by Bunshun Bunko)
▼Screenplay: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takayoshi Oe
▼Music: Eiko Ishibashi
▼Production: "Drive My Car" Production Committee
▼Production Manager: Culture Entertainment, Bitters End
▼Production: C&I Entertainment ▼Distribution: Bitters End
©2021 "Drive My Car" Production Committee
[Story] Iefuku Yusuke is a stage actor and director. He was living a fulfilling life with his wife, Oto, a screenwriter. However, Oto suddenly disappears from this world, leaving behind a secret. Two years later, Kafuku is entrusted with directing a play at a theater festival and heads to Hiroshima in his beloved Saab. There he meets Misaki, his taciturn personal driver. Kafuku, who lives with a sense of loss, begins to realize something he had been ignoring until then as he spends time with Misaki...
2021 "76th Mainichi Film Awards"
□ Organizers: Mainichi Newspapers, Sports Nippon Newspapers
□ Special Sponsor: Culture Convenience Club Group (Culture Entertainment, T-Point Japan)
□ Project details: The selection committee will decide on each award from the eligible works.
Eligible works: Films released in Japan for 14 days or more in paid theatrical release between January 1st and December 31st, 2021 (However, for the animation and documentary categories, films screened or completed within the same period are also included)
□Each prize:
Film category: Japanese Movie Award, Excellence Award, Best Foreign Film Award; Director's Award; Screenplay Award; Actor category: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award; Staff category: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Music, Best Sound Recording; Documentary Film Award; Animated Film Award, Shinro Ofuji Award; Special Award; Kinuyo Tanaka Award
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The winners of the 76th Mainichi Film Awards "TSUTAYA Movie Fan Awards 2021" have been announced: "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final" in the Japanese film category and "No Time to Die" in the foreign film category!Inquiries regarding this matter
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