Directed by:
落合賢Screenplay:
Hiroyuki OnoCinematography:
Chris FreilichCast:
本田博太郎, Nenji Kobayashi, 萬田久子, 尚玄, 和泉ちぬ, Honoka Ishibashi, Takashi Nishina, Hiroki Matsukata, Chihiro Yamamoto, Seizô Fukumoto, Masashi Gôda, 栗塚旭, Shunji Takahashi (more)Plots(1)
Uzumasa (Kyoto) is considered the Hollywood of Japan. It has produced many "jidaigeki" films (period dramas with sword fighting) that are loved by many Japanese, and are highly praised all over the world. These films wouldn't be what they were if it weren't for the "kirareyaku" (actors whose main job is to be killed by the lead star). Men who are killed, without ever being lit by the limelight... This story is about those men, the unsung heroes of classic jidaigeki films. Actors who loved and respected the art, even when the production of classic jidaigeki films began to dwindle. Using Charlie Chaplin's film "Limelight" as an underlying theme, the admirable story of these men dealing with a new generation and fading craftsmanship is told with melancholy and soul. (Eleven Arts)
(more)Cast
本田博太郎
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
Half a Confession (2004)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Nenji Kobayashi
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
萬田久子
Japan
Best movies:
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
Parasite Eve (1997)
尚玄
Japan
Best movies:
Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji (2009)
A Far Shore (2022)
和泉ちぬ
Japan
Best movies:
Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
Honoka Ishibashi
Japan
Best movies:
The Black Swindler (2008)
The Machine Girl (2008)
Helldriver (2010)
Takashi Nishina
Japan
Best movies:
Brother (2000)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Blood and Bones (2004)
Hiroki Matsukata
Japan
Best movies:
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Agitator (2001)
Chihiro Yamamoto
Japan
Best movies:
Kingdom 2: To Distant Lands (2022)
Seizô Fukumoto
Japan
Best movies:
Masashi Gôda
Japan
Shunji Takahashi
Japan
Best movies:
For Love's Sake (2012)
Mika Tokutake
Japan
Best movies:
Sekigahara (2017)
Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016)