Villain

Japanese: 悪人

1. A full-length novel by Shuichi Yoshida. Published in 2007. In the same year, it won the 61st Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Literature/Arts Division) and the 34th Daibutsu Jiro Award.
② A Japanese film released in 2010 based on ①. English title: Villain or Akunin. Directed and written by Lee Sang-il, written by Yoshida Shuichi. Starring Tsumabuki Satoshi, Fukatsu Eri, Kiki Kirin, Emoto Akira, Okada Masaki, Mitsushima Hikari and others. Winner of the Montreal World Film Festival's Best Actress Award (Fukatsu Eri). Named the best Japanese film at the 84th Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards. Winner of the same awards' Japanese Film Director Award and Japanese Film Screenplay Award. Winner of the 23rd Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Picture. Winner of numerous awards at the 34th Japan Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Tsumabuki Satoshi), Best Actress Award, and Best Supporting Actor (Emoto Akira).

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Japanese:

①吉田修一の長編小説。2007年刊行。同年、第61回毎日出版文化賞（文学・芸術部門）および第34回大仏次郎賞受賞。
②①を原作とした2010年公開の日本映画。英題《Villain》または《Akunin》。監督・脚本：李相日、脚本：吉田修一。出演：妻夫木聡、深津絵里、樹木希林、柄本明、岡田将生、満島ひかりほか。モントリオール世界映画祭主演女優賞（深津絵里）受賞。第84回キネマ旬報ベスト・テンの日本映画ベスト・ワン作品。同日本映画監督賞、日本映画脚本賞受賞。第23回日刊スポーツ映画大賞作品賞受賞。第34回日本アカデミー賞最優秀主演男優賞（妻夫木聡）、最優秀主演女優賞、最優秀助演男優賞（柄本明）ほか多数受賞。

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