Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story
Directed by Keiichi Hara
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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 & crew
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 MatsuokaYaekoExplore the crew
- Director
- Keiichi Hara
- Screenplay
- Keiichi Hara
- Producer
- Yoshitaka Ishizuka
- Editor
- Yoji Tachibana