Bad Lands (2023 film)

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| director = Masato Harada

| writer = Masato Harada

| based_on = {{Based on|Keiso
2015 novel|Hiroyuki Kurokawa}}

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| cinematography = Nobuyasu Kita

| editing = Yûki Izumi
Soichi Satake

| music = Reiko Tsuchiya

| production_companies = {{ubl|Toei Company|Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan}}

| distributor = Netflix

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|9|29|Japan|2023|12|29|Netflix}}

| runtime = 144 minutes{{cite web | title=Bad Lands | website=BBFC | date=29 December 2023 | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bad-lands-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde4ntmy | access-date=28 July 2024}}

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

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Bad Lands is a 2023 Japanese crime thriller film written and directed by Masato Harada, and starring Sakura Ando, Ryosuke Yamada and Katsuhisa Namase.{{cite web | title=安藤サクラ×山田涼介「BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ」に宇崎竜童、生瀬勝久、天童よしみら参戦！緊迫の新予告も : 映画ニュース | website=映画.com | date=19 July 2023 | url=https://eiga.com/news/20230719/1/ | language=ja | access-date=28 July 2024}} The film debuted in Japanese theaters in September 29, 2023{{cite web | last=Natasha | title=今週公開の新作映画（9月29日付） | website=映画ナタリー | date=29 September 2023 | url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/542911 | language=ja | access-date=28 July 2024}} and was released worldwide on Netflix on December 29, 2023.{{cite web | last=Natasha | title=安藤サクラ×山田涼介が姉弟演じた「BAD LANDS」Netflixで世界独占配信 | website=映画ナタリー | date=8 December 2023 | url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/552191 | language=ja | access-date=28 July 2024}}

Plot

Cast

Sakura Ando{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/99597/|title= BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ|access-date= May 30, 2023|work= eiga.com|archive-date= May 30, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230530172438/https://eiga.com/movie/99597/|url-status= live}} as Neri
Ryosuke Yamada as Joe
Ryudo Uzaki as Mandala
Noriko Eguchi as Hino
Katsuhisa Namase as Seiji Takashiro
Yoshimi Tendo as Arai Mama

Production

The films was announced by Toei Company and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan.{{cite web | title=安藤サクラ主演、山田涼介が弟役黒川博行の小説を原田眞人が映画化「BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ」9月29日公開 : 映画ニュース | website=映画.com | date=30 May 2023 | url=https://eiga.com/news/20230530/2/ | language=ja | access-date=28 July 2024}} It is based on Hiroyuki Kurokawa’'s Keiso (2015).{{cite web | last=Natasha | title=安藤サクラと山田涼介が姉弟役で共演「BAD LANDS」公開、監督は原田眞人（コメントあり / 動画あり） | website=映画ナタリー | date=30 May 2023 | url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/526452 | language=ja | access-date=28 July 2024}} The filming took place in Osaka, Japan.{{cite web | last=Natasha | title=「BAD LANDS」安藤サクラが西成の撮影回想、山田涼介は大阪ロケをうらやむ | website=映画ナタリー | date=23 September 2023 | url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/542235 | language=ja | access-date=28 July 2024}}

Reception

Mrinal Rajaram of Cinema Express rated the film 3/5 stars.{{cite web | last=Rajaram | first=Mrinal | title=Bad Lands Movie Review: Sakura Ando shines in this long and intense crime film | website=Cinema Express | date=31 December 2023 | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/international/review/2023/Dec/31/bad-lands-movie-reviewsakura-ando-shines-as-a-highly-complicated-lead-character-in-this-long-and-i-50831.html | access-date=28 July 2024}} James Hadfield of The Japan Times rated the movie 4 out of 5 stars.{{cite web | last=Hadfield | first=James | title='Bad Lands': Sakura Ando steals scenes in fast-paced thriller | website=The Japan Times | date=21 September 2023 | url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/09/21/film/bad-lands/ | access-date=28 July 2024}} James Marsh of South China Morning Post gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars.{{cite web | last=Marsh | first=James | title=Bad Lands: Sakura Ando shines as small-time grifter in Japanese crime drama | website=South China Morning Post | date=4 January 2024 | url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3247275/netflix-movie-review-bad-lands-sakura-ando-shines-japanese-crime-drama-recalls-hirokazu-koreedas | access-date=28 July 2024}}

= Accolades =

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Date ! Award ! Category ! Recipients ! Result ! class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
2023 \| 36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards \| Best Actress \| rowspan=3 \| Sakura Ando \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url= https://eiga.com/news/20231108/15/\|title= 日刊スポーツ映画大賞は石井裕也監督「月」が最多5部門6ノミネート\|access-date= November 8, 2023\|work= eiga.com}}
rowspan=2 \| 2024 \| 78th Mainichi Film Awards \| Best Actress \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url= https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2023/12/21/kiji/20231220s00041000558000c.html\|title= 毎日映画コンクール是枝裕和監督「怪物」が9部門ノミネート阪本順治監督「せかいのおきく」は8部門\|access-date= December 21, 2023\|work= Sponichi}}
66th Blue Ribbon Awards \| Best Actress \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url= https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/831779\|title= 「エゴイスト」「月」が作品賞など最多5部門に選出「第66回ブルーリボン賞」各部門候補決まる\|access-date= January 4, 2024\|work= Chunichi Sports}}

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Date

! Award

! Category

! Recipients

! Result

! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

2023

| 36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards

| Best Actress

| rowspan=3 | Sakura Ando

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20231108/15/|title= 日刊スポーツ映画大賞は石井裕也監督「月」が最多5部門6ノミネート|access-date= November 8, 2023|work= eiga.com}}

rowspan=2 | 2024

| 78th Mainichi Film Awards

| Best Actress

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url= https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2023/12/21/kiji/20231220s00041000558000c.html|title= 毎日映画コンクール是枝裕和監督「怪物」が9部門ノミネート阪本順治監督「せかいのおきく」は8部門|access-date= December 21, 2023|work= Sponichi}}

66th Blue Ribbon Awards

| Best Actress

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url= https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/831779|title= 「エゴイスト」「月」が作品賞など最多5部門に選出「第66回ブルーリボン賞」各部門候補決まる|access-date= January 4, 2024|work= Chunichi Sports}}

References

External links

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{{IMDb title|29344984}}

Category:2020s Japanese films

Category:Japanese crime films

Category:Films directed by Masato Harada

Category:Films based on Japanese novels