Wilderness (2017 film)

Wilderness
Wilderness
Directed by	Yoshiyuki Kishi
Screenplay by	Takehiko Minato ; Yoshiyuki Kishi
Based on	Aa Koya; 1966 novel; by Shūji Terayama
Produced by	Hiromitsu Sugita ; Junko Sato ; Mitsunobu Kawamura; Ryo Yukizane ; Yuko Nakamura; Masahiro Handa
Starring	Masaki Suda ; Yang Ik-june
Cinematography	Kozo Natsumi
Release dates	7 October 2017 (Japan) (Part One); 21 October 2017 (Japan) (Part Two); October 2017 (BIFF);
Running time	Part One: 157 minutes ; Part Two: 147 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Wilderness: Part One & Part Two (Japanese: あゝ、荒野, Hepburn: Ā, Kōya, lit: "Ah, Wilderness") is a 2017 Japanese two-part drama film based on arthouse screenwriter Shūji Terayama's one and only full length novel, Aa Koya, published in 1966. Directed by Yoshiyuki Kishi, it stars Masaki Suda and Yang Ik-june. It premiered in A Window on Asian Cinema at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

Two "losers" meet by chance when they decide to join a rundown boxing gym by half-blind trainer Horiguchi (Yūsuke Santamaria). Ex-convict Shinji (Masaki Suda), whose father's suicide death impacts his mental health and outward aggressiveness, has just been released from a juvenile detention centre and is out to take revenge on Yuji Yamamoto (Yūki Yamada) who betrayed him and has since become a boxer. Kenji (Yang Ik-june), a mild-mannered half-Korean-half-Japanese barber, is extremely shy and stutters due to a traumatic past with his abusive father. They form an unlikely friendship as they journey their way to become professional boxers and a way back into an unforgiving society.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

Masaki Suda as Shinji Sawamura
Yang Ik-june as Kenji
Yūsuke Santamaria as Horiguchi
Yūki Yamada as Yuji Yamamoto
Akari Kinoshita as Yoshiko Sone
Anna Konno as Keiko Nishiguchi
Kou Maehara as Keizo Kawasaki
Tae Kimura as Kyoko Kimizuka

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2017	60th Blue Ribbon Awards^[1]	Best Film	Wilderness	Won
	60th Blue Ribbon Awards^[1]	Best Actor	Masaki Suda	Nominated
	42nd Hochi Film Award	Best Actor	Masaki Suda	Won
	30th Nikkan Sports Film Award	Best Actor	Masaki Suda	Won
2018	91st Kinema Junpo Award	Best Actor	Masaki Suda	Won
	91st Kinema Junpo Award	Best Supporting Actor	Yang Ik-june	Won
	41st Japan Academy Prize^[1]	Best Actor	Masaki Suda	Won
	12th Asian Film Awards^[5]	Best Supporting Actor	Yang Ik-june	Won
	72nd Mainichi Film Awards	Best Actor	Masaki Suda	Won
	13th Osaka Cinema Festival	Best Actor	Masaki Suda	Won
	27th Tokyo Sports Film Award	Best Actor	Masaki Suda	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Wilderness (あゝ、荒野)". japanesefilmfestival.net. 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ Simons, Roxy (1 August 2018). "Wilderness Part One and Two". easternkicks.com. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ Gray, Richard (24 July 2018). "Review: Wilderness Part 1 + 2". thereelbits.com. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ "Wilderness". BIFF. October 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ Frater, Patrick (17 March 2018). "Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'". Variety. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

External links

[japanfest-1] "Wilderness (あゝ、荒野)". japanesefilmfestival.net. 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[2] Simons, Roxy (1 August 2018). "Wilderness Part One and Two". easternkicks.com. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[3] Gray, Richard (24 July 2018). "Review: Wilderness Part 1 + 2". thereelbits.com. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[4] "Wilderness". BIFF. October 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[5] Frater, Patrick (17 March 2018). "Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'". Variety. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

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