Uzumasa Limelight
Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, veteran "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with a sword by a film's star) actor Kamiyama is tasked with teaching sword action techniques to fledgling actress Satsuki. A few years later, the now-retired Kamiyama is visited by Satsuki, who has become a popular star.
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Cast
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Seizō Fukumoto
Seiichi
Known for
Blade of the Immortal
Message from Space
Chihiro Yamamoto
Satsuki iga
Known for
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
Hirotaro Honda
Kenichi Naganuma
Known for
Kamen Rider
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Masashi Goda
Akihiko Kawashima
Also in
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
Princess Sakura
Rantaro Mine
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A Samurai in Time
Ninja Wars
Asahi Kurizuka
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Abarenbo Shogun
The Blazing Sword
Michihiro Kinoshita
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1750 Days of Turbulence
Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay
Yoshiyuki Shibata
Also in
Blade of the Immortal
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
Kazuaki Tai
Also in
ANOHITO -THE ONE-
Boiru Nakajima
Also in
ANOHITO -THE ONE-
Anna Kawashima
Shogen
Known for
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist
Lone Samurai
Ken Ochiai Director · Hiroyuki Ono Screenplay Kazuma Jinnouchi Composer
First release June 14, 2014 · Produced in Japan, United States · Production Unique Brains, ELEVEN ARTS JAPAN
Production
Toei Studios Kyoto
Production
Unique Brains
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ELEVEN ARTS JAPAN
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Eleven Arts
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Japan · United States
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Original title
太秦ライムライト
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 14, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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