Movie: Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

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Ryo Kase
加瀬亮

Keisuke Kinoshita

Yuko Tanaka
田中裕子

Kinoshita's mother

Yusuke Santamaria
中山裕介

Kinoshita's brother

Aoi Miyazaki
宮﨑あおい

Narrator / School teacher

Gaku Hamada
濱田岳

Kinoshita's assistant

Shigeru Saiki
斉木しげる

Shukichi Kinoshita

Ken Mitsuishi
光石研

Shohei

Mari Hamada
濱田マリ

Koman

Ren Osugi
大杉漣

Shiro Kido

Rio Yamashita
山下リオ

Sakuyo Kinoshita

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    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.

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    2013-06-01

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