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UZUMASA LIMELIGHT
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, UNITED KINGDOM
Release date : Jan 01, 2016
 
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Completed - JAPANESE - Action/Adventure, Drama, Second film - 103 minutes

Log Line

Your courage will not go unnoticed.

Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Ken OCHIAI
Writer(s) : Hiroyuki ONO
Cast : Seizo FUKUMOTO, Chihiro YAMAMOTO, Hirotaro HONDA, Masashi GOUDA, Hisako MANDA, Hiroki MATSUKATA

Producer(s) : Ko MORI (ELEVEN ARTS, INC.), Shohei SANO (ELEVEN ARTS JAPAN), Hiroyuki ONO

Synopsis

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. Actors who 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.

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN

HONG KONG ENCORE INFLIGHT
JAPAN Jun 08, 2014 ELEVEN ARTS JAP
UNITED KIN Jan 01, 2016 THIRD WINDOW FI
USA Dec 05, 2014 ELEVEN ARTS, IN

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Festivals and Awards

Fantasia IFF 2014 Official Selection
Shanghai International Film Festival 2014 (Official Selection)
New York Asian Film Festival 2014 (Official Selection / Audience Award)


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