Kazuyuki IZUTSU 井筒和幸
Amateur Singing Contest
のど自慢
Nippon Cinema ª
Nodo Jiman comes town! The competition is tough in this amateur singing contest, which has been organized by the Japanese television station NHK for 53 years, as out of 4,000 applicants only 20 make it to the finale. The aging singer Reiko expects new popularity from the competition, while singing means everything to the unemployed Keisuke besides the prospect of his own yakitori stand, and Rika, on the other hand, has enough problems with her family.
Related Events:
Amateur Singing Contest (NC 2002)
Comedy Music
のど自慢
Nodo jiman
Japan 1999
112 minutes
Production
Cine Qua Non
Distribution
Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation)
Cast
Shigeru MUROI, Kohei OTOMO, Isao BITO, Ayumi ITO
About Kazuyuki IZUTSU
井筒和幸
Kazuyuki IZUTSU, born in Nara in 1952, began in the pink film field in 1970 after numerous 8mm films and directed his first feature film in this genre in 1975. In 1981, the Directors Guild of Japan honored him for EMPIRE OF KIDS, and several major successes followed. In 2006, his film BREAK THROUGH! was nominated for the Japanese Academy Awards. IZUTSU is known for his provocative statements in TV shows.