Aiko Is Sixteen

"Author" Obayashi Nobuhiko directed the film, directed by Akiyoshi Imoseki, adapted from the 1981 Japanese Literature Prize winner Hotta Akemi's novel of the same name "Aiko Is Sixteen" The debut film of idol actress Tomita Yasuko in the 1980s and 1990s. The 16-year-old Tomita was selected from 127,000 candidates to play the lead role of heroine Aiko. She later won the 1985 8th Japan Film Academy Award for Best Newcomer for this role. This film tells the youth story of Mita Aiko, a first-year Kyudo girl at Hoshioka High School in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The 16-year-old Aiko likes to sit on the roof of his house and look at the scenery. With the arrival of summer vacation, he faces the vibrant and restless flower season. After experiencing a series of joys, sorrows and joys, Aiko finally bravely takes the step of embracing youth and feeling growth. . . Life is like the way of archery. The way of archery depends on the human heart. Archery does not depend on whether the arrow is on target or not, but on whether the heart is right or not.