Nabbie's Love (1999)
Nabbie's Love is a 1999 film written and directed by Yuji Nakae about a grandmother named Nabbie Agarikinjo, played by Tomi Taira. The film score is by Kenichiro Isoda and Michael Nyman, working separately. The film tied with Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali for the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Director Nakai 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 Agarikinjo. 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.
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