Enrai

Enrai (Japanese: 遠雷) or Distant Thunder is a 1981 Japanese film adaptation of Wahei Tatematsu's novel of the same name, directed by Kichitaro Negishi.

Enrai
Japanese遠雷
Directed byKichitaro Negishi
Written byHaruhiko Arai
Based onEnrai
by Wahei Tatematsu
StarringToshiyuki Nagashima
Johnny Ohkura
Eri Ishida
CinematographyShohei Ando (安藤庄平)
Production
company
ATG
New Century Producers (NCP)
Nikkatsu
Distributed byATG
Release date
October 24, 1981
Running time
135 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Synopsis

Enrai is a low-key study of a farmer, Mitsuo Wada, in 1980s Japan when modernization and urbanization were threatening rural areas. After his father leaves his wife to run off with his mistress, Mitsuo struggles to preserve his livelihood with the help of his mother, grandmother, and his arranged marriage bride, Ayako.

Cast
  • Toshiyuki Nagashima as Mitsuo Wada
  • Johnny Ohkura (ジョニー大倉) as Hirotsugu Nakamori
  • Eri Ishida as Ayako Hanamori
  • Rie Yokoyama (横山リエ) as Kaede
  • Casey Takamine (ケーシー高峰) as Mitsuo's father
  • Reiko Nanao (七尾伶子) as Mitsuo's mother
  • Sen Hara (原泉) as Mitsuo's grandmother
  • Yumiko Fujita as Chii
  • Keizō Kanie as Kaede's husband

Background

Enrai is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Wahei Tatematsu. The film, financed by ATG, Nikkatsu, and the smaller Nikkatsu-related company New Century Producers, marked director Negishi's breakthrough into mainstream film after several Roman porno features for Nikkatsu.[1][2] Enrai was released in Japan as a VHS tape by Pioneer LDC (パイオニアLDC) in July 1998[3] and subsequently as a DVD in February 2008 by Geneon Entertainment (ジェネオン エンタテインメント).[4]

Awards and nominations

3rd Yokohama Film Festival[5]

6th Hochi Film Awards[6]

References
  1. Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
  2. Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
  3. "遠雷 (VHS)" (in Japanese). amazon.co.jp]. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  4. "遠雷 (DVD)" (in Japanese). amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  5. 第３回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８１年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  6. "Hochi Awards Table" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2011-11-23.


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