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Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

6.0 96 mins Drama   2013
Shochiku  
Director(s): Keiichi Hara

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.

Casts of Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

Ryo Kase

as Keisuke Kinoshita

Yuko Tanaka

as Kinoshita's mother

Yusuke Santamaria

as Kinoshita's brother

Aoi Miyazaki

as Narrator / School teacher

Gaku Hamada

as Kinoshita's assistant

Shigeru Saiki

as Shukichi Kinoshita

Ken Mitsuishi

as Shohei

Mari Hamada

as Koman

Ren Osugi

as Shiro Kido

Rio Yamashita

as Sakuyo Kinoshita

Shoko Fujimura

as Yoshiko Kinoshita

Mayu Matsuoka

as Yaeko

Itsuki Sagara

as Yoshiko

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