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Uzumasa Limelight

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Original title

Uzumasa raimuraito

Year

2014

Running time

103 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Ken Ochiai

Screenwriter

Hiroyuki Ono

Cast

Music

Kazuma Jinnouchi, Nobuko Toda

Cinematography

Chris Freilich

Producer

Eleven Arts, Tottemo Benri Theatre Company

Genre

Drama. Action | Film In Film. Based on a true story

Synopsis

Seiichi (Seizo Fukumoto) works at Nichiei Studios in Uzumasa, Kyoto, Japan. He only plays characters who get slashed by the sword. Due to the popularity of other types of dramas, his workload has been steadily declining.

Seiichi then meets a young girl, Satsuki (Chihiro Yamamoto). She is a fan of his work and wants to learn from him. Thanks to Seiichi's instructions, Satsuki becomes a star in Tokyo. She is cast as the lead female character in a big budget historical film. She hopes to work with Seiichi who is already retired.

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Uzumasa Limelight

2014

Ken Ochiai