Himitsu (秘密) is a 1999 Japanese fantasy romance film directed by Yōjirō Takita, starring Ryōko Hirosue, Kaoru Kobayashi and Kayoko Kishimoto[1] and based on the novel Naoko by Keigo Higashino. It was released on 25 September 1999. An English-language French remake, The Secret, was released in 2007.
| Himitsu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yōjirō Takita |
| Written by | Hiroshi Saitō |
| Based on | Naoko by Keigo Higashino |
| Produced by | Yasuhiro Mase Junichi Sindo Setsuro Tagami |
| Starring | Ryōko Hirosue Kaoru Kobayashi Kayoko Kishimoto Ken Kaneko Yuriko Ishida Hideaki Itō |
| Music by | Mariya Takeuchi Ryudo Uzaki |
| Distributed by | TBS |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
editReception
editIt was chosen as the runner-up in the Best 10 films at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival.[2]
| Award | Date | Category | Recipients and nominees |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges Film Festival[3][4] | October 2000 | Best Actress | Ryōko Hirosue | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Hiroshi Saitō | Won | ||
| Best Film | Himitsu | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ 秘密 (1999). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ １９９９年度 日本映画ベストテン. homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Awards 2000". sitgesfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Films". sitgesfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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