Japan's entry for the foreign-language category at the Oscars is Ryota Nakano's Her Love Boils Bathwater (Yu o Wakasu Hodo no Atsui Ai).
Written and directed by Nakano, it tells the story of a mother who decides to resolve all her family's problems after she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Rie Miyazawa won the Japan Academy Prize for best actress for her performance, while Hana Sugsaki won best supporting actress for her portrayal of Miyazawa's daughter. The film lost out to Godzilla Resurgence for best picture.
Japan first won the foreign-language Oscar in 1951 with Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and last...
Written and directed by Nakano, it tells the story of a mother who decides to resolve all her family's problems after she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Rie Miyazawa won the Japan Academy Prize for best actress for her performance, while Hana Sugsaki won best supporting actress for her portrayal of Miyazawa's daughter. The film lost out to Godzilla Resurgence for best picture.
Japan first won the foreign-language Oscar in 1951 with Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and last...
- 9/5/2017
- by Gavin J. Blair
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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