Farewell to the Ark

1984 film by Shūji Terayama
Movie film Q5435060
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Farewell to the Ark

Summary

Farewell to the Ark is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Farewell to the Ark received the Sitges Film Festival Best Director award[3].
  • Farewell to the Ark received the Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography[4].
  • Farewell to the Ark received the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role[5].
  • Farewell to the Ark received the Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor[6].
  • Farewell to the Ark received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor[7].
  • Farewell to the Ark's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • Farewell to the Ark was directed by Shūji Terayama[9].
  • Gabriel García Márquez wrote the screenplay for Farewell to the Ark[10].
  • Farewell to the Ark's composer is recorded as J. A. Seazer[11].
  • Farewell to the Ark's genre is fantasy film[12].
  • Farewell to the Ark's genre is film based on a novel[13].
  • Farewell to the Ark's based on is recorded as One Hundred Years of Solitude[14].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the Ark was Tsutomu Yamazaki[15].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the Ark was Mayumi Ogawa[16].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the Ark was Yoshio Harada[17].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the Ark was Hideyo Amamoto[18].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the Ark was Renji Ishibashi[19].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the Ark was Seiji Miyaguchi[20].
  • A cast member of Farewell to the Ark was Hitomi Takahashi[21].
  • Farewell to the Ark was produced by Kyōko Kujō[22].
  • Farewell to the Ark's director of photography is recorded as Tatsuo Suzuki[23].
  • The original language of Farewell to the Ark was Japanese[24].
  • Farewell to the Ark's color is recorded as color[25].
  • Farewell to the Ark's country of origin is recorded as Japan[26].
  • Farewell to the Ark was published on January 1, 1984[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Farewell to the Ark was produced by Kyōko Kujō[22]. It was directed by Shūji Terayama[9]. Gabriel García Márquez wrote the screenplay for it[10]. Cast members include Tsutomu Yamazaki[15], Mayumi Ogawa[16], Yoshio Harada[17], Hideyo Amamoto[18], Renji Ishibashi[19], and Seiji Miyaguchi[20].

Publication

Farewell to the Ark was published on January 1, 1984[27]. The original language of it was Japanese[24]. Genres include fantasy film[12] and film based on a novel[13].

Reception

Awards received include Sitges Film Festival Best Director award[3], a film award[28], in Spain[29]; Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography[4], a class of award[30], in Spain[31]; Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role[5], an award for best leading actor[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1978[34]; Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor[6], a film award category[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1950[37]; and Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor[7], an award for best leading actor[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1947[40].

Why It Matters

Farewell to the Ark ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did Farewell to the Ark receive?

Honors received include Sitges Film Festival Best Director award[3], Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography[4], Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role[5], and Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor[6].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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