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Uzumasa (Kyoto) is considered the Hollywood of Japan.
It has produced many “jidaigeki” films (period dramas with sword fighting) that are loved by many Japanese, and are highly praised all over the world. These films wouldn’t be what they were if it weren’t for the “kirareyaku” (actors whose main job is to be killed by the lead star). Men who are killed, without ever being lit by the limelight…
This story is about those men, the unsung heroes of classic jidaigeki films. They loved and respected the art, even when the production of classic jidaigeki films began to dwindle. Using Charlie Chaplin’s film “Limelight” as an underlying theme, the admirable story of these men dealing with a new generation and fading craftsmanship is told with melancholy and soul.
Original Release
06/14/2014
US Release
12/05/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Seizo Fukumoto | Seiichi |
Chihiro Yamamoto | Satsuki Iga |
Masashi Goda | Akihiko Kawashima |
Hirotaro Honda | Kenichi Naganuma |
Hisako Manda | Mitsuru Tamura |
Hana Ebise | |
Hidekazu Ichinose | |
Honoka Ishibashi | Nao Yamazaki |
Chinu Izumi | |
Anna Kawashima | Ayuna |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seizo Fukumoto | Seiichi |
Chihiro Yamamoto | Satsuki Iga |
Masashi Goda | Akihiko Kawashima |
Hirotaro Honda | Kenichi Naganuma |
Hisako Manda | Mitsuru Tamura |
Hana Ebise | |
Hidekazu Ichinose | |
Honoka Ishibashi | Nao Yamazaki |
Chinu Izumi | |
Anna Kawashima | Ayuna |
Toru Kazama | |
Toshihiko Kido | |
Michihiro Kinoshita | Kunihiko Ohta |
Nenji Kobayashi | |
Masahiro Kobori | |
Asahi Kurizuka | |
Hiroki Matsukata | Seijyuro Onoe |
Mikoto | |
Rantaro Mine | Jiro Azumaryu |
Boyle Nakajima | Amano |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nobuhisa Kawabata | Executive Producer |
Hiroyuki Ono | Producer |
Takahiro Hamano | Producer |
Satoshi Mashida | Producer |
Ko Mori | Producer |
Shôhei Sano | Producer |