Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

1h 36min

Drama

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.

Cast

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Keisuke Kinoshita
Yuko Tanaka

Yuko 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
Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Shiro Kido
Rio Yamashita

Rio Yamashita

Sakuyo Kinoshita
Shoko Fujimura

Shoko Fujimura

Yoshiko Kinoshita

Release date

1st Jun 2013

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語