Nabbie's Love (1999)

Original title

ナビィの恋

Directed by

Yuji Nakae

Genre

teen film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

ALL

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman leaves her job in Tokyo and goes back to her home in Okinawa. She visits her grandmother on a small island and reconnects with her family and the local way of life.

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What happens

Nabbie's Love (ナビィの恋, Nabi no koi) is a Japanese film written and directed by Yuji Nakae, released in 1999. The story follows the character of Nanako (Naomi Nishida), who quits her job in Tokyo to return home to Okinawa. The film is set on Aguni Island, where Nanako visits her grandmother, Nabbie Agarikinjo, played by Tomi Taira. The film score is by Kenichiro Isoda, with two tracks by Michael Nyman, working separately. The film tied with Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali for the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Director Nakae won Best Director at the Japanese Professional Movie Awards, which also presented a Special Award to producer Shirō Sasaki. Naomi Nishida won the Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role of Nanako. Isoda won Best Film Score at Mainichi Film Concours. Nishida also won Best Supporting Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival, and Jun Murakami (as Fukunosuke, as well as for roles in two other films) tied for Best Supporting actor with Teruyuki Kagawa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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