Bad Lands | |
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Directed by | Masato Harada |
Written by | Masato Harada |
Based on | Keiso by Hiroyuki Kurokawa |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Nobuyasu Kita |
Music by | Reiko Tsuchiya |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Netflix |
Release dates | |
Running time | 144 minutes [1] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Bad Lands is a 2023 Japanese crime thriller film written and directed by Masato Harada, and starring Sakura Ando, Ryosuke Yamada and Katsuhisa Namase. [2] The film debuted in Japanese theaters in September 29, 2023 [3] and was released worldwide on Netflix on December 29, 2023. [4]
The films was announced by Toei Company and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan. [6] It is based on Hiroyuki Kurokawa’'s Keiso (2015). [7] The filming took place in Osaka, Japan. [8]
Mrinal Rajaram of Cinema Express rated the film 3/5 stars. [9] James Hadfield of The Japan Times rated the movie 4 out of 5 stars. [10] James Marsh of South China Morning Post gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars. [11]
Date | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | 36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actress | Sakura Ando | Nominated | [12] |
2024 | 78th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [13] | |
66th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [14] | ||
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