Junko Sakurada

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Opens August 2nd at Film at Lincoln Center.

New 4K restoration of the beloved Shinji Somai classic, never before released in North America.

When her parents split and her father Kenichi moves out of their family home, Renko (Tomoko Tabata), a bright and energetic 6th grade girl, is left alone with her mother, Nazuna, in Kyoto. As Nazuna sets out new rules for their life together, Renko makes plans of her own, and sees to it that any changes happening in her family happen on her terms. Since its premiere at Cannes in Un Certain Regard in 1993, Moving has been one Shinji Somai's most beloved films. In this poignant family drama, Somai transcends the tropes of stories of children dealing with divorce to bring us a film filled with indelible images about an unforgettable teenage girl who encounters the unknown and refuses to succumb to it.

Revered by the likes of Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Shinji Somai was a monumental figure of Japanese cinema in the 1980s and beyond, whose body of work bridged the collapse of the studio system and the rise of a new generation of independent filmmakers. In a lively career tragically cut short (he completed 13 films before his untimely death in 2001, aged 53), Somai developed a singular way of working, characterized by his signature long-take style and the highly physical performances of his actors, who were usually young and unknown. Disrupting the usual flow of narrative, Somai's camera ventured out into space to match the volatility of his performers, provoking them along in a dance at once precisely designed and wholly off-the-cuff. Five of Somai's works, including Typhoon Club and Moving, are ranked among Kinema Junpo's greatest Japanese films of all time.

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Moving (1993)

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Junko Sakurada was born on 14 April 1958 in Akita, Japan. She is an actress, known for Born Wild, Run Free (1987), Moving (1993) and Young People (1977).

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Awards
- 5 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Born Wild, Run Free (1987)

Born Wild, Run Free

7.4

Kimi

1987

Kiichi Nakai, Junko Sakurada, and Tomoko Tabata in Moving (1993)

7.6

Nazuna Urushiba

1993

Keiko Enami

1977

Afternoon When Flowers Fell (1989)

Afternoon When Flowers Fell

7.9

Araki - Misa

1989

Credits

Actress

Moving
7.6
- Nazuna Urushiba
- 1993
Izakaya Chôji
TV Movie
- Shigeko Fujino
- 1992
The Notorious Bored Samurai 7
- 1992
Mandara: Wakaki hi no Kôbô Daishi
- 1991
Strawberry Road
6.6
- 1991
Pod severnym siyaniyem
6.3
- Umeka Suzuki - Genzo's girlfriend
- 1990
Afternoon When Flowers Fell
7.9
- Araki - Misa
- 1989
New York Koi Monogatari
8.6
TV Series
- Satomi
- 1988
Umi e
5.8
- 1988
Ore wa otokoda! kanketsu-hen
- 1987
Born Wild, Run Free
7.4
- Kimi
- 1987
Dokugan-ryu Masamune
8.1
TV Series
- Nego-Hime
- Lady Nego (Masamune'sWife)
- 1987
Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord
7.4
TV Series
- 1986–2020
Dôran
6.9
- Yoko Takami
- 1980
The House of Hanging
6.1
- Yukari
- Koyuki
- 1979

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Moving - 4K Restoration - Official Trailer

Moving - 4K Restoration - Official Trailer

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Born
- April 14, 1958
- Akita, Japan

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