Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (2013)

06/01/2013 (JP) • 1h 36m

Drama

Overview

Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a rare glimpse into the life of one of Japan’s most acclaimed screen directors. Includes archival footage from 49 of the films he produced during his career at Shochiku.

Top Billed Cast

Ryo Kase

Keisuke Kinoshita

Yuko Tanaka

Kinoshita's mother

Yusuke Santamaria

Kinoshita's brother

Aoi Miyazaki

Narrator / School teacher

Gaku Hamada

Kinoshita's assistant

Shigeru Saiki

Shukichi Kinoshita

Ren Osugi

Shiro Kido


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

movie business

world war ii

biography

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