125 Years Memory

125 Years Memory (海難1890, Kainan 1890) is a 2015 drama film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka and written by Eriko Komatsu.[1][3][4] Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul off the Japanese coast in 1890 and the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Iran in 1985.[5][6] It received the Japan Academy Film Prize in ten categories, including Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording, Excellent Film and Excellent Director.[4][7][8] A Japanese-Turkish co-production, the film was produced by Japan's Creators' Union and Toei Company together with Turkey's Böcek Yapım.[9] It was released in Japan by Toei Company on December 5, 2015 and in Turkey by CGV Mars on December 25, 2015.[1][2]

125 Years Memory
Poster
Japanese海難1890
HepburnKainan 1890
Directed byMitsutoshi Tanaka
Screenplay byEriko Komatsu
StarringSeiyo Uchino
Kenan Ece
Shioli Kutsuna
Alican Yücesoy
CinematographyTetsuo Nagata
Edited byAkimasa Kawashima
Music byMichiru Oshima
Distributed byToei (international)
CGV Mars (Turkey)
Release dates
  • December 5, 2015 (2015-12-05) (Japan)
  • December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25) (Turkey)
Running time
132 minutes[1]
CountriesJapan
Turkey
LanguagesJapanese
Turkish
English
Box officeUS$5.7 million[2]

Plot

Ertuğrul episode

In the night of 16 September 1890, while returning from a goodwill visit to Japan, the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kushimoto, Wakayama. Hearing the alarm bell the villagers of Kashino, a poor fishing village on Kushimoto's island of Kii Oshima, rush to the shore. They are confronted with the grisly spectacle of vast numbers of dead and dying. With more than 500 crew members dead, it is the largest sea accident in history at that time. Risking their own lives, the villagers are able to rescue 69 Turkish sailors. Tamura (Seiyo Uchino), a doctor living in Kashino village, and his assistant Haru (Shioli Kutsuna) treat the injured. In the wake of her life rescuing efforts Haru builds a special bond with Mustafa (Kenan Ece), an officer on the Ertuğrul. Although being very poor and having hardly to eat, the villagers share what little they have with strangers from a country 9,000 kilometers away.

Tehran episode

In the year 1985, during the Iran–Iraq War, Iraq announces an indiscriminate attack and to shoot down any aircraft over Iranian air space. Japanese ambassador Nomura (Toshiyuki Nagashima) requests rescue flights from Japan, but is told that a quick response is not possible. While evacuation flights from other nations are arriving, more than 300 Japanese are stranded in Tehran. Harumi (Shioli Kutsuna), a teacher at a Japanese school, prevails upon Nomura to ask the Turkish ambassador for help. Turkish prime minister Turgut Özal (Deniz Oral) decides to evacuate the Japanese. In the morning of 19 March, only a few hours before Iraq's ultimatum expires, a Turkish Airlines aircraft takes off for Tehran. Not only is Tehran already under heavy rocket fire. But the remaining Turks at Tehran Mehrabad Airport still need to be convinced that they won't be able to board their own country's evacuation flight. That's when Turkish embassy staff Murat (Kenan Ece) starts speaking out to his fellow citizens about the compassion and sacrifice Japanese villagers had shown to Turkish sailors shipwrecked far away a long time ago.

Background

The film was initiated by the residents of Kushimoto, a coastal town in Wakayama Prefecture where the first episode of the film takes place. For a very long time they wanted to make a film about the Ertuğrul story and thus send a message of friendship and peace to the rest of the world.[5][6] To pursue their goal, Kushimoto mayor Katsumasa Tashima contacted film director Mitsutoshi Tanaka and the NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World was established in the city of Wakayama.[5][10][11] After more than ten years of work the film was completed in 2015.[10][12]

Cast

Leading artists

Supporting artists
  • Yui Natsukawa: Yuki
  • Toshiyuki Nagashima: Yutaka Nomura
  • Naoto Takenaka: Dr. Kudo
  • Takashi Sasano: Mayor Sato
  • Shunsuke Daitoh:[1] Shintaro
  • Ayako Kobayashi:[1] Tome
  • Yukiyoshi Ozawa:[1] Gentaro Fujimoto
  • Takayuki Takuma:[1] Kimura
  • Gota Watabe(ja): Shinichi
  • Yuu Tokui:[1] Heiji
  • Yukijiro Hotaru: Takeshita
  • Rino Katase: Sato
  • Mert Aygün: Ali Efendi
  • Mehmet Özgür: Âli Bey
  • Uğur Polat: Osman Pasha(tr)
  • Hakkı Haluk Cömert: Mahmut
  • Ayumi Takano: Michi Kimura
  • Tamer Levent: Süleyman Bey
  • Ali Açıkbaş: Ertuğrul crew member
  • Can Akalın: Hüseyin
  • Eray Ayaz: Can
  • Melis Babadağ: Hatice
  • Yeliz Çelebi: Müge Sayar
  • Cem Cücenoğlu: Naci
  • Bertan Dirikolu: Turkish naval officer
  • Yağız Elmastaşoğlu: Salih
  • Sato Higashi: Biwa artist
  • Nobue Iketani: Kiyo
  • Minami Kajihara: Tae
  • Noboru Kaneko: Yamamoto
  • Momoko Kato: Japanese national in Tehran
  • Shunchou Katsura: Kushimoto resident
  • Naoki Kawano: Mankichi
  • Marie Kobayashi: Japanese national in Tehran
  • Masataka Kobayashi: Japanese embassy staff
  • Minosuke: Takeo
  • Hitomi Miwa: Katsu
  • Emiko Miyazaki: Kushimoto resident
  • Halit Mızraklı: Selim
  • Ayami Nakamura: Courtesan in Kushimoto
  • Natsuka Ogawa: Japanese national in Tehran
  • Deniz Oral: Turgut Özal
  • Akane Owaki: Courtesan in Kushimoto
  • Oğuz Öztekin: Hayri
  • Erkan Pekbay: Sarkis
  • Tomoko Saito: Nobu
  • Duygu Sarışın: Turkish Airlines ground staff
  • Savaş Satış: Ertuğrul crew member
  • Murat Serezli: Turkish Airlines official
  • Toshie Takada: Miyamoto
  • Chiyo Takahashi: Courtesan in Kushimoto
  • Yuuki Tsujimoto: Yano
  • Koichi Ueda: Fukushima
  • Ruka Wakabayashi: Hiroyuki Kimura

Reception

Box office

On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was fourth in both admissions, with 88,295,[13] and gross, with US$856,650.[14] On its second weekend, it dropped to seventh, again both in admissions[15] and in gross, with US$638,625.[16] On its third weekend, it was tenth placed in both admissions[17] and gross, with US$336,824.[18] The film grossed US$4.13 million in Japan and US$1.53 million in Turkey.[2]

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Results
2016 39th Japan Academy Film Prize[19] Picture of the Year Nominated
Director of the Year Mitsutoshi Tanaka Nominated
Screenplay of the Year Eriko Komatsu Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Seiyo Uchino Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Music Michiru Oshima Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Tetsuo Nagata Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Kiyoto Ando Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Hidefumi Hanatani Won
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Nobuhiko Matsukage Won
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing Akimasa Kawashima Nominated
2017 VFX-JAPAN Awards 2017[20][21] Best Motion Picture Masaaki Kamada Nominated

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