
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.

as Keisuke Kinoshita

as Kinoshita's mother

as Kinoshita's brother

as Narrator / School teacher

as Kinoshita's assistant

as Shukichi Kinoshita

as Shohei

as Koman

as Shiro Kido

as Sakuyo Kinoshita

as Yoshiko Kinoshita

as Yaeko

as Yoshiko