Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

Release date: 06/01/2013

Genres:

Drama

Countries:

Japan

Rating:

6.0

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.

Actors

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

Ken Mitsuishi

Shohei

Mari Hamada

Koman

Ren Osugi

Shiro Kido

Rio Yamashita

Sakuyo Kinoshita

Mayu Matsuoka

Yaeko

Itsuki Sagara

Yoshiko

Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

Actors

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