Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story
2013, Japanese. Directed by Keiichi Hara.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Keiichi HaraDirector
- Ryo KaseKeisuke Kinoshita
- Yuko TanakaKinoshita's mother
- Yusuke SantamariaKinoshita's brother
- Aoi MiyazakiNarrator / School teacher
- Gaku HamadaKinoshita's assistant
- Shigeru SaikiShukichi Kinoshita
- Ken MitsuishiShohei
- Mari HamadaKoman
- Ren OsugiShiro Kido
- Rio YamashitaSakuyo Kinoshita
- Shoko FujimuraYoshiko Kinoshita
- Mayu MatsuokaYaeko
Details
- Released
- 1 June 2013
- Original title
- はじまりのみち
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Keiichi Hara
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Who directed Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story?
Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (2013) was directed by Keiichi Hara and stars Ryo Kase, Yuko Tanaka, Yusuke Santamaria.