Station (Japanese: 駅 STATION, Hepburn: Eki Station) is a 1981 Japanese drama film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Among many awards, it was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony.
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Plot
A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specializes in murdering police officers.
Cast
Ken Takakura: Eiji Mikami
Chieko Baisho: Kiriko (1979) Michio
Ayumi Ishida: Naoko Mikami (1968)
Setsuko Karasuma: Suzuko Yoshimatsu (1976)
Kai Atō: Ryosuke Honjo
Yu Fujiki: Ichiro Mikami
Akihiko Hirata
Ryō Ikebe: Chief Nakagawa
Ken Iwabuchi: Yoshitaka Mikami
Tanie Kitabayashi: Masayo Mikami
Yuko Kotegawa: Fuyuko Mikami
Sachiko Murase: Ryosuke's mother
Hideo Murota: Shigeru Morioka
Toshiyuki Nagashima: Michio Mikami
Akira Nagoya: Takada
Jinpachi Nezu: Goro Yoshimatsu
Junkichi Orimoto
Hideji Otaki: Aiba
Nenji Kobayashi : Detective Tasumi
Kei Satō
Tetsuya Takeda
Masao Komatsu
Kunie Tanaka: Sugawara
Minori Terada: Chikaraishi
Ryudo Uzaki: Yukio Kinoshita
Masako Yagi: Aiba's wife
Reception
Awards and nominations
5th Japan Academy Prize
Won: Best Picture
Won: Best Screenplay - Sou Kuramoto
Won: Best Actor - Ken Takakura
Won: Best Music - Ryudo Uzaki
Won: Best Sound Recording - Nobuyuki Tanaka
Nominated: Best Director - Yasuo Furuhata
Nominated: Best Actress - Chieko Baisho
Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Ryudo Uzaki
Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Ayumi Ishida and Setsuko Karasuma
Nominated: Best Cinematography - Daisaku Kimura
Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Hideki Mochizuki
Nominated: Best Art Direction - Yukio Higuchi