A Boy Called H

A Boy Called H
A Boy Called H
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Directed by	Yasuo Furuhata
Written by	Ryota Kosawa; Kappa Senō;
Produced by	Takahiro Kishimoto; Motohiro Matsumoto; Hideaki Endo; Tomoo Ito;
Starring	Yutaka Mizutani; Ran Ito; Tatsuki Yoshioka
Cinematography	Masahiro Aida
Edited by	Hirohide Abe
Music by	Yoshihiro Ike
Production; companies	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;
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	August 10, 2013 (Japan);
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	US$15.3 million (Japan)

A Boy Called H (Japanese: 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

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

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

↑ "A Boy Called H". Toho Global. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
↑ "A Boy Called H". Toho Global. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
↑ 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.