SummaryUzumasa (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... Read More
Directed By:Ken Ochiai
Written By:Hiroyuki Ono
Uzumasa Limelight
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Top Cast
Dec 4, 2014
90
Directing with an old-fashioned tenderness toward his unassuming star, Ken Ochiai conjures a swan song to a waning art form and those who practice it.
Dec 4, 2014
80
Drenched in nostalgia, this loving tribute to the unsung heroes of cinema has immense appeal.
Dec 4, 2014
78
It’s Fukumoto’s wonderfully weathered countenance that makes Ochiai’s film such an elegiac delight. On it, you can see the entire history of samurai cinema, or at least that essential part of it that died often, and beautifully so.
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Production Company:
- Eleven Arts
- Tottemo Benri Theatre Company
Release Date:Dec 5, 2014
Duration:1 h 43 m
Tagline:Your courage will not go unnoticed
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Awards
Fantasia Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
New York Asian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
