The Partner (2013 film)

*The Partner*
The Partner
	Poster
Screenplay by	Junnichiro Taniguchi
Directed by	Jun Muto
Starring	Noriyuki Higashiyama; Huỳnh Đông; Emi Takei; Bình Minh
Music by	Koji Endo
Country of origin	Japan; Vietnam
Original languages	Japanese; Vietnamese
Production
Producers	Tsuyoshi Katayama; Đỗ Thanh Hải; Masato Endo
Cinematography	Nguyễn Mai Hiền
Running time	123 minutes
Production companies	TBS Television; Vietnam Television
Original release
Release	September 29, 2013;

The Partner (Vietnamese: Người cộng sự; Japanese: Za Pātonā ~ itoshiki hyakunen no tomo e ~) is a 2013 Japanese-Vietnamese historical telefilm based on the true story of the Vietnamese independence fighter Phan Bội Châu and his Japanese friend Asaba Sakitaro.^[1] The film aired on September 29, 2013 on Vietnam Television in Vietnam and TBS Television in Japan.

Cast

Meiji era

21st century

Noriyuki Higashiyama as Tetsuya Suzuki
Huỳnh Đông as Nguyễn Thành Nam
Mana Ashida as Sakura Suzuki
Lan Phương as Lê Hồng Liên
Yuichi Nakamaru as Noriaki Hatakeyama
Yukiyo Toake as Machi Kinoshita

Production

The film was produced in 2013 to mark 40 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam. Filming took place in both countries from June to July 2013. Vietnamese actors Huỳnh Đông and Lan Phương had to learn Japanese for their roles.^[2]

Awards

The Partner won five out of eight awards in the Direct-to-Video Film category at the 2013 Vietnam Film Festival.^[3]

Year	#	Award	Category	Individual	Result
2013	18th	Vietnam Film Festival	Golden Lotus Award		Won
			Best Actor Award	Huỳnh Đông	Won
			Best Actress Award	Emi Takei	Won
			Best Cinematography	Nguyễn Mai Hiền	Won
			Best Art Design	Trọng Tuân^[4]	Won

External links

The Partner at IMDb
(in Japanese) Official site

References

^ "Vietnam, Japan to make Phan Boi Chau film". The Voice of Vietnam. 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ "Biopic sheds light on Vietnamese revolutionary". Việt Nam News. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ ""The Partner" Sweeps Vietnam's Premier Film Festival-Special Drama Commemorating 40th Year of Japan-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations Wins Five Award". TBS Television. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ "Những 'cú đúp' bất ngờ ở Liên hoan phim Việt Nam lần thứ 18". Vietnam News Agency (in Vietnamese). 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[1] "Vietnam, Japan to make Phan Boi Chau film". The Voice of Vietnam. 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[2] "Biopic sheds light on Vietnamese revolutionary". Việt Nam News. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[3] ""The Partner" Sweeps Vietnam's Premier Film Festival-Special Drama Commemorating 40th Year of Japan-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations Wins Five Award". TBS Television. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[4] "Những 'cú đúp' bất ngờ ở Liên hoan phim Việt Nam lần thứ 18". Vietnam News Agency (in Vietnamese). 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

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