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A Boy Called H

2013 Japanese film

Asahi Shimbun
Creek & River Co., Ltd.
GyaO
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Hokkaido Television Broadcasting
Kobe Shimbun
Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting
Kodansha
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
TV Asahi
Toho
Trysome

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Distributed byToho^[2]

Release date

August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10)

Running time

122 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapaneseBox officeUS$15.3 million (Japan)

A Boy Called H (少年Ｈ) is a 2013 Japanese war drama film directed by Yasuo Furuhata.^[3] It is based on the book by Kappa Senoh, translated into English by John Bester.

Cast

Yutaka Mizutani
Ran Ito
Tatsuki Yoshioka

Reception

Box office

The film grossed US$15.3 million in Japan.^[4]

Accolades

It was chosen as the 7th best Japanese film of 2013 by the film magazine Eiga Geijutsu.^[5]

Award	Date	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Japan Academy Prize^[6]^[7]	7 March 2014	Best Film	A Boy Called H	Nominated
		Best Art	中澤克巳	Nominated
		Best Newcomer	Tatsuki Yoshioka	Nominated

References

^ "A Boy Called H". Toho Global.
^ "A Boy Called H". Toho Global.
^ 少年Ｈ (2012). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ Staff Reporter (16 May 2014). "The Asian films driving global box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ Kevin Ma (18 January 2014). "Eiga Geijutsu names Pecoross best film". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ Kevin Ma (17 January 2014). "Kore-eda, Ishii, Yamada lead Japan awards". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ 第37回日本アカデミー賞. www.japan-academy-prize.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2014.