Movie: Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

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Ryo Kase
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Keisuke Kinoshita

Yûko Tanaka
Yûko Tanaka

Kinoshita's mother

Yusuke Santamaria
Yusuke Santamaria

Kinoshita's brother

Aoi Miyazaki
Aoi Miyazaki

Narrator / School teacher

Gaku Hamada
Gaku Hamada

Kinoshita's assistant

Shigeru Saiki
Shigeru Saiki

Shukichi Kinoshita

Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi

Shohei

Mari Hamada
Mari Hamada

Koman

Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi

Shiro Kido

Rio Yamashita
Rio Yamashita

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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