Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (2013)
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.
Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita StoryDrama
Cast
- Ryo Kase — Keisuke Kinoshita
- Yuko Tanaka — Kinoshita's mother
- Yusuke Santamaria — Kinoshita's brother
- Aoi Miyazaki — Narrator / School teacher
- Gaku Hamada — Kinoshita's assistant
- Shigeru Saiki — Shukichi Kinoshita
- Ken Mitsuishi — Shohei
- Mari Hamada — Koman
- Ren Osugi — Shiro Kido
- Rio Yamashita — Sakuyo Kinoshita
- Shoko Fujimura — Yoshiko Kinoshita
- Mayu Matsuoka — Yaeko
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