A Boy Called H

A Boy Called H
Poster
Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Starring Yutaka Mizutani
Ran Ito
Tatsuki Yoshioka
Production
company
Distributed by Toho[2]
Release date
  • August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10)
Running time
 122 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office US$15.3 million (Japan)

A Boy Called H (少年Ｈ) is a 2013 Japanese war drama film directed by Yasuo Furuhata.[3] It is based on the book by Kappa Senoh, translated into English by John Bester.

Cast

Reception

Box office

The film grossed US$15.3 million in Japan.[4]

Accolades

It was chosen as the 7th best Japanese film of 2013 by the film magazine Eiga Geijutsu.[5]

Award Date Category Recipients and
nominees		 Result
Japan Academy Prize[6][7] 7 March 2014 Best Film A Boy Called H Nominated
Best Art 中澤克巳 Nominated
Best Newcomer Tatsuki Yoshioka Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "A Boy Called H". Toho Global.
  2. ↑ "A Boy Called H". Toho Global.
  3. ↑ 少年Ｈ (2012). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Staff Reporter (16 May 2014). "The Asian films driving global box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Kevin Ma (18 January 2014). "Eiga Geijutsu names Pecoross best film". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Kevin Ma (17 January 2014). "Kore-eda, Ishii, Yamada lead Japan awards". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  7. ↑ 第37回日本アカデミー賞. www.japan-academy-prize.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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