Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story
はじまりのみち
Release: 2013-06-01
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 5.9
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Shochiku
Cast
Shigeru Saiki
as Shukichi Kinoshita
Rio Yamashita
as Sakuyo Kinoshita
Mayu Matsuoka
as Yaeko
Yusuke Santamaria
as Kinoshita's brother
Gaku Hamada
as Kinoshita's assistant
Ken Mitsuishi
as Shohei
Mari Hamada
as Koman
Ren Osugi
as Shiro Kido
Shoko Fujimura
as Yoshiko Kinoshita
Itsuki Sagara
as Yoshiko
Ryo Kase
as Keisuke Kinoshita
Yuko Tanaka
as Kinoshita's mother
Aoi Miyazaki
as Narrator / School teacher
