Movie: Uzumasa Limelight
Romaji: Uzumasa Raimuraito
Japanese: 太秦ライムライト
Director: Ken Ochiai
Writer: Hiroyuki Ono
Producer: Ko Mori, Hiroyuki Ono, Shohei Sano
Cinematographer: Chris Freilich
Release Date: July 12, 2014
Runtime: 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Filmmaking
Distributor: T-Joy
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Seiichi (Seizo Fukumoto) works at Nichiei Studios in Uzumasa, Kyoto, Japan. He only plays characters who get slashed by the sword. Due to the popularity of other types of dramas, his workload has been steadily declining.
Seiichi then meets a young girl, Satsuki (Chihiro Yamamoto). She is a fan of his work and wants to learn from him. Thanks to Seiichi's instructions, Satsuki becomes a star in Tokyo. She is cast as the lead female character in a big budget historical film. She hopes to work with Seiichi who is already retired.
Cast
Seizo Fukumoto
Chihiro Yamamoto
Hirotaro Honda
Masashi Goda
Hisako Manda
Nenji Kobayashi
Hiroki Matsukata
Additional Cast Members:
Rantaro Mine - Jiro Azumaryu
Michihiro Kinoshita - Kunihiko Ohta