Yanagawa (film)
{{Infobox film
| name = Yanagawa
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| c= 漫长的告白
| p = Màncháng de gàobái
}}
| image = Yanagawa-2021_film.jpeg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = Zhang Lü
| producer = Nai An
Cao Liuying Cao
Deng Cilin
| screenplay = Zhang Lü
| starring = Ni Ni
Zhang Luyi
Xin Baiqing
| editing = Sun Yixin
Liu Xinzhu
| cinematography = Park Jung-hoon
| music = Xiao He
| distributor = Hishow Entertainment
Foggy (Japan)
Iha Films (Japan)
| studio = Midnight Blur
Hishow Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2021|10|12|Pingyao International Film Festival|2022|08|12|China}}
| runtime = 113 minutes
| country = China
| language = Chinese
Japanese
English
| gross =
}}
Yanagawa ({{zh|s=漫长的告白}}, lit. A Lasting Confession) is a 2021 Chinese romantic drama film written and directed by Korean-Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lü and stars Ni Ni, Zhang Luyi and Xin Baiqing. It was screened as opening film of Pingyao International Film Festival{{cite web|title=Pingyao film festival to open with 'Yanagawa', close with 'The Great Director'|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/pingyao-film-festival-to-open-with-yanagawa-close-with-the-great-director/5164201.article|date=12 October 2021}} and invited for "ICONS" section at the 26th Busan International Film Festival on October 12, 2021.{{cite web|title='Yanagawa': Busan Icon Zhang Lu Continues his Exploration of East Asian Identity|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/yanagawa-busan-zhang-lu-asian-identity-1235087784/|website=Variety|accessdate=24 June 2022|date=12 October 2021}} It was also premiered in competition at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 17, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://poff.ee/en/film/yanagawa/|title=Yanagawa - PÖFF|work=PÖFF|language=zh|access-date=2 June 2024|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022090121/https://poff.ee/en/film/yanagawa/|url-status=live}} The film won the highest award Golden Cyclo at the 28th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema.{{cite web|title='Yanagawa,' 'Aloners' Win Top Prizes at Vesoul Asian Film Festival|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/vesoul-award-winners-2022-1235175188/|website=Variety|accessdate=24 June 2022|date=8 February 2022}}{{cite web|title=The Vesoul International Asian Cinema Festival honors "Yanagawa", by Chinese director Zhang Lu|url=https://actualnewsmagazine.com/english/the-vesoul-international-asian-cinema-festival-honors-yanagawa-by-chinese-director-zhang-lu/|website=Actual News Magazine|accessdate=24 June 2022|date=9 February 2022}} It had been a theatrical release in China on August 12, 2022.{{cite web|title=爱情片《漫长的告白》8月12日上映|url=https://www.visitbeijing.com.cn/article/49D4x13BIWE|website=visitbeijing|date=2022-08-12|accessdate=2022-08-17}}
Plot
Li Dong (Zhang Luyi) in his youth had once admired a woman named A Chuan (Ni Ni), but one day A Chuan's sudden disappearance became a knot in his heart that he could not solve for more than ten years. In order to resolve their thoughts, Li Dong and his brother Li Chun (Xin Baiqing) went to Liu Chuan, who has the same name as A Chuan, just to see her again. As they met again, the truth of many past stories surfaced, and Li Dong also knew the real reason for A Chuan's departure back then, but his deep love for A Chuan was in this affectionate confession of going to "her" hometown intensifying...
Cast
- Ni Ni as A Chuan
- Zhang Luyi as Li Dong
- Xin Baiqing as Li Chun
- Sosuke Ikematsu as Daiki Nakayama
- Ryoko Nakano as Bar proprietress (an old woman in Yanagawa)
- Ninon as Nakayama's daughter
- Wang Jiajia as Li Chun's wife
- Nai An as a smoking woman
- Mao Le as a Japanese grocery store owner
- Xiao He
- Lee Jun-dong
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|tt11569670}}
- [https://movie.douban.com/subject/34929859/ Yanagawa] at Douban
{{Zhang Lu}}
Category:2021 romantic drama films
Category:2020s Mandarin-language films
Category:Chinese romantic drama films
Category:Films directed by Zhang Lü
Category:Films set in Fukushima Prefecture
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