125 Years Memory
海難1890
“A Story of Friendship and Compassion”
Synopsis
Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: In the night of 16 September 1890 the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks off the Japanese coast. Risking their own lives, local villagers are able to rescue 69 Turkish sailors. Although being very poor and having hardly to eat, the villagers share what little they have with strangers from a country 9,000 kilometers away. 95 years later, during the Iran-Iraq War, more than 300 Japanese are stranded in Tehran. In the morning of 19 March 1985 a Turkish Airlines aircraft takes off for Tehran to evacuate the Japanese. But the remaining Turks at Tehran Mehrabad Airport still need to be convinced that they won't be able to board their own country's rescue flight.
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125 YEARS MEMORY international trailer (English subtitles)
Type: Trailer • Published 2020-04-03
Top Cast
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Seiyo Uchino
Motosada Tamura
Kenan Ece
Mustafa / Murat
Shioli Kutsuna
Haru / Harumi
Alican Yücesoy
Bekir
Yui Natsukawa
Yuki
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Yutaka Nomura
Naoto Takenaka
Kudo
Takashi Sasano
Mayor Sato
Shunsuke Daitoh
Shintaro
Ayako Kobayashi
Tome
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Gentaro Fujimoto
Takayuki Takuma
Kimura
Gota Watabe
Shinichi
Yuu Tokui
Heiji
Yukijiro Hotaru
Takeshita
Rino Katase
Sato
Naoki Kawano
Mankichi
Mehmet Özgür
Âli Bey
Release History & Theatrical Window
Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
June 8, 2016
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$15M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$8.6M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.57x
-$6.4M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mitsutoshi Tanaka
- Screenplay & Story
- Eriko Komatsu
- Original Score
- Michiru Oshima
- Original Title
- 海難1890
- Country of Origin
- Japan, Turkey
- Spoken Languages
- English, Japanese, Turkish
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Production Budget
- $15M
- Worldwide Gross
- $8.6M
- Production Studios
- Toei Company, Creators' Union, Böcek Yapım, Kinoshita Group, Toei Studios Kyoto, Toei Tokyo, Toei Video Company, dentsu, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, PIA Corporation, Innovation Design, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Noritsu Koki, Mainichi Shimbun, BS Fuji, MX Entertainment, The Kitanippon Shimbun
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Eriko Komatsu, Mika Toyoda, Takashi Inoue
Michiru Oshima
Masahiro Aida, Takumi Hirano, Tetsuo Nagata
Akimasa Kawashima
Oji Morita, Norihisa Ohara, Hidenobu Muramatsu, Ryosuke Otani, Riuko Tominaga
Department Leadership Roster
Oji Morita
Producer
Eriko Komatsu
Screenplay
Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Director
Akimasa Kawashima
Editor
Tetsuo Nagata
Director of Photography
Michiru Oshima
Original Music Composer
Hidefumi Hanatani
Production Design
Jotaro Saito
Costume Design
Gamze Kuş
Costume Design
Koichi Noguchi
Visual Effects Supervisor
Norihisa Ohara
Producer
Ryosuke Otani
Producer
Riuko Tominaga
Producer
Kazuhito Amano
Producer
Teiji Ozawa
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions About 125 Years Memory
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What is 125 Years Memory about?
Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: In the night of 16 September 1890 the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks off the Japanese coast. Risking their own lives, local villagers are able to rescue 69 Turkish sailors. Although being very poor and having hardly to eat, the villagers share what little they have with strangers from a country 9,000 kilometers away. 95 years later, during the Iran-Iraq War, more than 300 Japanese are stranded in Tehran. In the morning of 19 March 1985 a Turkish Airlines aircraft takes off for Tehran to evacuate the Japanese. But the remaining Turks at Tehran Mehrabad Airport still need to be convinced that they won't be able to board their own country's rescue flight.
Who directed 125 Years Memory?
125 Years Memory was directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka.
Who stars in 125 Years Memory?
The principal cast of 125 Years Memory includes Seiyo Uchino, Kenan Ece, Shioli Kutsuna, Alican Yücesoy, Yui Natsukawa.
When was 125 Years Memory released and how long is it?
125 Years Memory was released in 2015 with a total runtime of 2h 12m.
What was the box office and production budget of 125 Years Memory?
125 Years Memory had a reported production budget of $15M and grossed $8.6M at the worldwide box office (0.57 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for 125 Years Memory?
The original motion picture soundtrack for 125 Years Memory was composed by Michiru Oshima.
Is 125 Years Memory based on a book or true story?
125 Years Memory is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Mika Toyoda".