Released Date:
2002-06-22
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
131 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (1473 Reviews)
Director:
Takashi MiikeGoro Fujita (novel)
Shigenori Takechi (screenplay)
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Released Date:
2014-07-12
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
103 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.4 (145 Reviews)
Director:
Ken OchiaiHiroyuki Ono (screenplay)
Hiroyuki Ono
The film centers an aged movie extra who specializes to be killed in samurai movies without ever being lit by the limelight. Using Charlie Chaplin's film Limelight as an underlying theme, the admirable story of Seiichi Kamiyama dealing with a new generation and fading craftsmanship is told with melancholy and soul.
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