Film · 2014
Uzumasa Limelight
Directed by Ken Ochiai · starring Seizô Fukumoto, Chihiro Yamamoto and Masashi Goda
- 1 h 43 min
- Action · Drama
Japan
- Released in the UK 8 February 2016
- 8.3 AverageMovieNCo
- 8.0 Users1 vote
- 8.5 Critics2 reviews
Synopsis
In the action drama 'Uzumasa Limelight', Seizô Fukumoto plays a specialist who after years playing samurais in the screen decides to retire to make way for the new generation. Hundreds of films have been lucky to have the master Seiichi, a real talent of dying in art cinema whose career is about to come to an end after 50,000 jobs on the big screen. It is at that moment when he meets Satsuki iga (Chihiro Yamamoto) a willing young girl that wants to learn the ancient art of sword in a world that has moved beyond the traditional customs to embrace computer design in almost anything. One of the wearier and wiser extras of such films combines his knowledge with the infinite energy of his apprentice in this film directed by Ken Ochiai.
The essentials
- Runtime
- 103 min1 hour and 43 minutes
- How long is Uzumasa Limelight?
- 1 hour and 43 minutes (103 minutes).
- When was Uzumasa Limelight released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 8 February 2016.
- Who directed Uzumasa Limelight?
- Ken Ochiai.
- Who is in Uzumasa Limelight?
- It stars Seizô Fukumoto, Chihiro Yamamoto, Masashi Goda and Hirotarô Honda.
Cast
Full cast (7)-
Seizô Fukumoto Seiichi
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Chihiro Yamamoto Satsuki iga
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Masashi Goda Akihiko kawashima
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Hirotarô Honda Kenichi naganuma
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Hisako Manda Mitsuru tamura
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Shogen Jun Kudo
- Director
- Ken Ochiai
Videos and trailers
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All 2 reviewsWhat the critics say average 8.5 from 2
- 9.0 New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
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.
Read - 8.0 Los Angeles TimesMartin Tsai
Drenched in nostalgia, this loving tribute to the unsung heroes of cinema has immense appeal.
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