Fire Festival (film)
# Fire Festival (film)

Fire Festival (火まつり, Himatsuri) is a 1985 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

## Cast

* Kinya Kitaoji as Tatsuo
* Kiwako Taichi as Kimiko
* Norihei Miki as Yamakawa
* Junko Miyashita as Sachiko, Tatsuo's wife
* Ryota Nakamoto as Ryota
* Aiko Morishita as Nursery school teacher
* Rikiya Yasuoka as Toshio
* Jūkei Fujioka as coolie
* Kenzo Kaneko as Kimiko's brother-in-law
* Sachiko Matsushita as Tatsuo's Sister
* Aoi Nakajima as Kimiko's sister
* Gozo Soma as (as Gôzô Sôma)
* Kin Sugai as Tatsuo's Mother
* Masako Yagi as Tatsuo's Sister

## Awards

* 1985 Mainichi Film Concours
   * Best Actor - Kinya Kitaoji
   * Best Screenplay - Kenji Nakagami
