Kitano wins Best actor and Chi to Hone Best Film

[Henrik Sylow]

On December 3, 2004, Nikkan Sport announced the winners of the 17th Nikkan
Sports Film Award.

 

As many predicted, Chi to Hone took the award for Best Picture and Kitano
won the Best Actor award. Additional to that, Suzuki Kyoka won Best
Supporting Actress and Otagiri Jo won Best French Actor, both for Chi to
Hone as well. Sadly Sai didn't win Best Director. The award for that went to
Kuruki Kazuo for Chichi to Kuraseba.

 

About the awards, Sai commented,

 

"I am very happy for the fact, that the film has recieved such a wide-ranged
critical reception and the award for the best picture,"

 

and continued about Kitano,

 

"I never thought about any other actor but Kitano for this film's leading
role. If kitano hadn't accepted my offer, I might have given up shooting the
film for good."

 

Originally Kitano only accepted the part, because he felt insecure about his
own abilities as an actor, contra to Sai, who knew exactly what Kitano was
capable of and waited six years for Kitano to accept the part. Not since
Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence has a director been so confident
about Kitano's abilities as an actor.

 

"Takeshi is the only actor I know who's capable of playing such a dark
character. I waited six years for him to accept the part, and I wouldn't
have made the movie without him.".

 

However Kitano himself remains rather modest about his performance, and
said,

 

"I don't think that I have become a better actor, so I'm beginning to think
about ways to perform better and about new characters. I don't know whether
I can do acting for a pure love story, but I would like to try, if a good
opportunity comes by."

 

The ceremony and award reception will be held December 28, with a short
press conference afterwards.

 

Henrik

www.kitanotakeshi.com <http://www.kitanotakeshi.com/> 

 

http://www.nikkansports.com/ns/entertainment/p-et-tp0-041204-0013.html

http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501041213-880317,00.h
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