Fire Festival (film)

Fire Festival (火まつり) is a 1985 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

 * Kinya Kitaoji as Tatsuo
 * Kiwako Taichi as Kimiko
 * Norihei Miki as Yamakawa
 * Junko Miyashita as Sachiko, Tatsuo's wife
 * Ryota Nakamoto as Ryota
 * Aiko Morishita as Nursery school teacher
 * Rikiya Yasuoka as Toshio
 * Jūkei Fujioka as coolie
 * Kenzo Kaneko as Kimiko's brother-in-law
 * Sachiko Matsushita as Tatsuo's Sister
 * Aoi Nakajima as Kimiko's sister
 * Gozo Soma as (as Gôzô Sôma)
 * Kin Sugai as Tatsuo's Mother
 * Masako Yagi as Tatsuo's Sister

Awards

 * 1985 Mainichi Film Concours
 * Best Actor - Kinya Kitaoji
 * Best Screenplay - Kenji Nakagami