Oración

Oración (1988)

優駿 ORACIÓN

Set on a quiet ranch in Hokkaido. One day, a colt is born from a legendary bloodline. It is given the name Oracion or "prayer". When Oracion is grown, a factory owner buys the horse. Will he be the key to solving the man's problems? Based on the novel by Teru Miyamoto.

Date of release
1988-07-23
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
Drama
Director
Shigemichi Sugita

Casting

Interesting facts

Oracion , also stylized as Oración and ORACIÓN, is a 1988 Japanese childrens' horse racing drama film directed by Shigemichi Sugita. It was adapted from a two-volume novel written by Teru Miyamoto, first published by Shinchosha in 1986. The film stars Yuki Saito in the lead role, alongside Naoto Ogata, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Ken Ogata and Tatsuya Nakadai. Oracion was theatrically released by Toho on July 23, 1988, in Japan, where it was a financial success and nominated for multiple awards. The film's image song is "Oración: Inori" by Saito and Takao Kisugi.

Production

Prior to directing Oracion, Shigemichi Sugita was known for his work on Kita no Kuni Kara, a successful TV series that was also produced by Fuji Television. The film was his feature directorial debut. It was also the acting debut of Naoto Ogata, actor Ken Ogata's son.

One of the film's cinematographers, Takao Saito, was a frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, having shot his films High and Low and Ran among others.

Oracion was produced with the cooperation of the Japan Racing Association. It was shot in VistaVision. Initially, the production planned to use real footage from the 1987 Japanese Derby for the film's climax. However, the expected winner Material did not actually win the race, instead losing to Merry Nice (ridden by Yasuhiro Nemoto, who was given a role in the film; in addition, the film includes real footage from the 32nd Arima Kinen, in which N…

A foal used for the production was later named Mayano Oracion. The horse made its racing debut in 1991.

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