Uzumasa Limelight Blu-ray
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Posted January 21, 2016 05:58 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Third Window Films will add to their Blu-ray catalog Ken Ochiai's film Uzumasa Limelight, starring Seizo Fukumoto, Chihiro Yamamoto, Hirotaro Honda, Hisako Manda, and Masashi Goda. The release will be available for purchase on April 25.
Uzumasa Limelight will open in cinemas across the United Kingdom on February 9. Starting at the ICA Cinema London before going to Watershed Bristol, Showroom Cinema Sheffield, Filmhouse Edinburgh, QUAD Derby, MAC Birmingham, DCA Dundee, Phoenix Leicester, Aberystwyth Arts Centre Aberystwyth. Part of the The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme.
Synopsis: Uzumasa 太秦 (Kyoto) is considered the Hollywood of Japan. It has produced many "jidaigeki" films (period dramas with sword fighting) that are loved by many Japanese, and are highly praised all over the world. These films wouldn't be what they were if it weren't for the "kirareyaku" (actors whose main job is to be killed by the lead star). Men who are killed, without ever being lit by the limelight…
This story is about those men, the unsung heroes of classic jidaigeki films. They loved and respected the art, even when the production of classic jidaigeki films began to dwindle. Using Charlie Chaplin's film Limelight as an underlying theme, the admirable story of these men dealing with a new generation and fading craftsmanship is told with melancholy and soul.
Special Features:
Uzumasa Limelight will open in cinemas across the United Kingdom on February 9. Starting at the ICA Cinema London before going to Watershed Bristol, Showroom Cinema Sheffield, Filmhouse Edinburgh, QUAD Derby, MAC Birmingham, DCA Dundee, Phoenix Leicester, Aberystwyth Arts Centre Aberystwyth. Part of the The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme.
Synopsis: Uzumasa 太秦 (Kyoto) is considered the Hollywood of Japan. It has produced many "jidaigeki" films (period dramas with sword fighting) that are loved by many Japanese, and are highly praised all over the world. These films wouldn't be what they were if it weren't for the "kirareyaku" (actors whose main job is to be killed by the lead star). Men who are killed, without ever being lit by the limelight…
This story is about those men, the unsung heroes of classic jidaigeki films. They loved and respected the art, even when the production of classic jidaigeki films began to dwindle. Using Charlie Chaplin's film Limelight as an underlying theme, the admirable story of these men dealing with a new generation and fading craftsmanship is told with melancholy and soul.
Special Features:
- Behind the Scenes Featurette
- And More...
