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125 Years Memory (海難1890, Kainan 1890) is a 2015 drama film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka and written by Eriko Komatsu [ja].[1][3][4] Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul off the Japanese coast in 1890 and the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Iran in 1985.[5][6] It received the Japan Academy Film Prize in ten categories, including Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording, Excellent Film and Excellent Director.[4][7][8] A Japanese-Turkish co-production, the film was produced by Japan's Creators' Union and Toei Company together with Turkey's Böcek Yapım.[9] It was released in Japan by Toei Company on December 5, 2015 and in Turkey by CGV Mars on December 25, 2015.[1][2]

125 Years Memory
Poster
Japanese	海難1890
Hepburn	Kainan 1890
Directed by	Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Screenplay by	Eriko Komatsu [ja]
Starring	Seiyo Uchino Kenan Ece Shioli Kutsuna Alican Yücesoy
Cinematography	Tetsuo Nagata
Edited by	Akimasa Kawashima [ja]
Music by	Michiru Oshima
Distributed by	Toei (international) CGV Mars (Turkey)
Release dates	December 5, 2015 (2015-12-05) (Japan) December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25) (Turkey)
Running time	132 minutes[1]
Countries	Japan Turkey
Languages	Japanese Turkish English
Box office	US$5.7 million[2]

Plot

Ertuğrul episode

In the night of 16 September 1890, while returning from a goodwill visit to Japan, the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kushimoto, Wakayama. Hearing the alarm bell the villagers of Kashino, a poor fishing village on Kushimoto's island of Kii Oshima, rush to the shore. They are confronted with the grisly spectacle of vast numbers of dead and dying. With more than 500 crew members dead, it is one of the largest sea accidents in history at that time. Risking their own lives, the villagers are able to rescue 69 Turkish sailors. Tamura (Seiyo Uchino), a doctor living in Kashino village, and his assistant Haru (Shioli Kutsuna) treat the injured. In the wake of her life rescuing efforts Haru builds a special bond with Mustafa (Kenan Ece), an officer on the Ertuğrul. Although being very poor and having hardly to eat, the villagers share what little they have with strangers from a country 9,000 kilometers away.

Tehran episode

In the year 1985, during the Iran–Iraq War, Iraq announces an indiscriminate attack and to shoot down any aircraft over Iranian air space. Japanese ambassador Nomura (Toshiyuki Nagashima) requests rescue flights from Japan, but is told that a quick response is not possible. While evacuation flights from other nations are arriving, more than 300 Japanese are stranded in Tehran. Harumi (Shioli Kutsuna), a teacher at the Tehran Japanese School, prevails upon Nomura to ask the Turkish ambassador for help. Turkish prime minister Turgut Özal (Deniz Oral) decides to evacuate the Japanese. In the morning of 19 March, only a few hours before Iraq's ultimatum expires, a Turkish Airlines aircraft takes off for Tehran. Not only is Tehran already under heavy rocket fire. But the remaining Turks at Tehran Mehrabad Airport still need to be convinced that they won't be able to board their own country's evacuation flight. That's when Turkish embassy staff Murat (Kenan Ece) starts speaking out to his fellow citizens about the compassion and sacrifice Japanese villagers had shown to Turkish sailors shipwrecked far away a long time ago.

Background

The film was initiated by the residents of Kushimoto, a coastal town in Wakayama Prefecture where the first episode of the film takes place. For a very long time they wanted to make a film about the Ertuğrul story and thus send a message of friendship and peace to the rest of the world.[5][6][10] To pursue their goal, Kushimoto mayor Katsumasa Tashima contacted film director Mitsutoshi Tanaka and the NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World was established in the city of Wakayama.[5][10][11][12] After more than ten years of work the film was completed in 2015.[10][11][13]

Cast

Leading artists

• Seiyo Uchino:[1] Motosada Tamura
• Kenan Ece:[1] Mustafa/Murat
• Shioli Kutsuna:[1] Haru/Harumi
• Alican Yücesoy:[1] Bekir

Supporting artists

Reception

Box office

On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was fourth in both admissions, with 88,295,[14] and gross, with US$856,650.[15] On its second weekend, it dropped to seventh, again both in admissions[16] and in gross, with US$638,625.[17] On its third weekend, it was tenth placed in both admissions[18] and gross, with US$336,824.[19] The film grossed US$4.13 million in Japan and US$1.53 million in Turkey.[2]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Results
2016	39th Japan Academy Film Prize[20]	Picture of the Year		Nominated
		Director of the Year	Mitsutoshi Tanaka	Nominated
		Screenplay of the Year	Eriko Komatsu [ja]	Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Seiyo Uchino	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Music	Michiru Oshima	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography	Tetsuo Nagata	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction	Kiyoto Ando	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction	Hidefumi Hanatani	Won
		Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording	Nobuhiko Matsukage [ja]	Won
		Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing	Akimasa Kawashima [ja]	Nominated
2017	VFX-JAPAN Awards 2017[21][22]	Best Motion Picture	Masaaki Kamada	Nominated

References

External links

• Official website
• 125 Years Memory at IMDb
• A Tale of Two Countries Bound by Tragedy and Heroism (Can Akalın, Nikkei Voice)
• NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World (Facebook) (in Turkish and Japanese)
• Ertuğrul Filminde Torunlar Oynuyor (Gökhan Karakaş, Milliyet) (in Turkish)
• 125 Years Memory novel by Mika Toyoda (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Kainan 1890

Kainan 1890 (japanischer Originaltitel: 海難１８９０, Kainan 1890, wörtlich: Seeunglück 1890; türkischer Titel: Ertuğrul 1890; englischer Titel: 125 Years Memory) ist ein japanisch-türkisches Filmdrama aus dem Jahr 2015 von Regisseur Mitsutoshi Tanaka. Der Film basiert auf zwei historischen Ereignissen, die die Freundschaft zwischen Japan und der Türkei gefestigt haben: Dem Untergang der türkischen Fregatte Ertuğrul vor der japanischen Küste 1890 sowie der Evakuierung von japanischen Staatsangehörigen aus dem Iran 1985.[1][2] Das Drama wurde mit dem Japan Academy Filmpreis in zehn Kategorien, darunter Beste Künstlerische Leitung, Beste Tonaufzeichnung, Herausragender Film und Herausragende Regie ausgezeichnet.[3][4][5][6] Es handelt sich um eine Koproduktion zwischen Creators’ Union und Toei Company aus Japan sowie Böcek Yapım aus der Türkei.[4]

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- [en] 125 Years Memory

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