Tsuribaka Nisshi (film)

Tsuribaka Nisshi
Japanese	釣りバカ日誌
Hepburn	Tsuribaka Nisshi
Directed by	Tomio Kuriyama
Produced by	Shizuo Yamanouchi
Starring	Toshiyuki Nishida Rentarō Mikuni
Music by	Bingo Miki
Cinematography	Kosuke Yasuda
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release dates	December 24, 1988
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Tsuribaka Nisshi (釣りバカ日誌) is a 1988 Japanese comedy film directed by Tomio Kuriyama. It was released on 24 December 1988. It is the first film in Tsuribaka Nisshi series. Most of this series are released as one of double feature such as Otoko wa Tsurai yo. The origin is Tsuribaka Nisshi (釣りバカ日誌, "Fishing Fool's Diary") , a fishing manga by Jūzō Yamasaki (story) and Kenichi Kitami since 1979.

The film focuses on salaryman Densuke Hamasaki (a.k.a. Hama-chan), whom his supervisor Sasaki has dubbed the "Fishing Baka" because of his passion for fishing.

Cast

• Toshiyuki Nishida as Densuke Hamasaki
• Rentaro Mikuni as Ichinosuke Suzuki
• Eri Ishida as Michiko Hamasaki
• Kei Tani
• Mami Yamase

Awards

• 17th Japan Academy Prize: Best Actor - Rentarō Mikuni^[1]

References

1. 第13回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved April 10, 2010.

External links

• Tsuribaka Nisshi at the Internet Movie Database