The Land of Hope (2012 film)

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| name = The Land of Hope

| image = Land of Hope (2012 film).jpg

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| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese

| kanji = 希望の国

| revhep = Kibō no Kuni

| l = Country of Hope

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| director = Sion Sono

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| starring = Isao Natsuyagi
Naoko Otani
Jun Murakami
Megumi Kagurazaka
DenDen

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| released = {{Film date|2012|9|7|Toronto International Film Festival|2012|10|20|Japan}}

| runtime = 133 minutes

| country = Japan
United Kingdom
Taiwan

| language = Japanese

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{{Nihongo|The Land of Hope|希望の国|Kibō no Kuni|lead=yes}} is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Sion Sono.{{cite web|url= http://twitchfilm.com/news/2012/08/newest-trailer-for-land-of-hope-proves-sion-sonos-got-real-dramatic-chops.php|title= Newest Trailer For LAND OF HOPE Proves Sion Sono's Got Real Dramatic Chops|author= J Hurtado|date= 2012-08-27|accessdate= 2012-08-28|work= Twitch|archive-date= 2012-08-31|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120831060054/http://twitchfilm.com/news/2012/08/newest-trailer-for-land-of-hope-proves-sion-sonos-got-real-dramatic-chops.php|url-status= dead}} Following a nuclear accident, nearby residents are forced to evacuate. A pregnant evacuee fears that she is still at risk from radiation even in her new location, while her in-laws refuse to leave their home.

Plot

An earthquake hits Japan causing a nuclear power plant to explode. In a small village in the fictitious Nagashima prefecture, a couple of farmers lead a most peaceful existence and cling to their property despite the instructions of the authorities who define a security perimeter cutting the locality in two. Son and daughter-in-law leave for another village, where Izumi, the young wife, discovers that she is going to give birth to a child. A film evoking the nuclear disaster in Fukushima on March 11, 2011.

Cast

Isao Natsuyagi as Yosuhiko Ono{{cite web |title=The Land of Hope (2012) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2283017/ |website=iMDb |access-date=14 May 2024}}
Naoko Otani as Chieko Ono
Jun Murakami as Yoichi Ono
Megumi Kagurazaka as Izumi Ono
Denden as Ken Suzuki

Accolades

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient(s) ! Result ! {{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
rowspan=3 \| 2012 \| Chicago International Film Festival \| Best International Feature (Gold Hugo) \| Sion Sono \| {{nominated}} \| {{cite web \|title=The Land of Hope (2012) - Awards - IMDb \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2283017/awards/?ref_=tt_awd \|website=iMDb \|access-date=14 May 2024}}
Toronto International Film Festival \| NETPAC Prize \| Sion Sono \| {{won}} \|
Dubai International Film Festival \| Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards \| Sion Sono \| {{nominated}} \|
rowspan=2 \| 2013 \| CPH PIX \| Politiken Audience Award \| Sion Sono \| {{nominated}} \|
Mainichi Film Concours \| Best Actor \| Isao Natsuyagi \| {{won}} \|

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rowspan=3 | 2012

| Chicago International Film Festival

| Best International Feature (Gold Hugo)

| Sion Sono

| {{nominated}}

| {{cite web |title=The Land of Hope (2012) - Awards - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2283017/awards/?ref_=tt_awd |website=iMDb |access-date=14 May 2024}}

Toronto International Film Festival

| NETPAC Prize

| Sion Sono

| {{won}}

Dubai International Film Festival

| Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards

| Sion Sono

| {{nominated}}

rowspan=2 | 2013

| CPH PIX

| Politiken Audience Award

| Sion Sono