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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.

Top Cast

  • Seizō Fukumoto

    Seizō Fukumoto

    Seiichi

  • Chihiro Yamamoto

    Chihiro Yamamoto

    Satsuki iga

  • Hirotaro Honda

    Hirotaro Honda

    Kenichi Naganuma

  • Masashi Goda

    Masashi Goda

    Akihiko Kawashima

  • Rantaro Mine

    Rantaro Mine

  • Asahi Kurizuka

    Asahi Kurizuka

  • Michihiro Kinoshita

    Michihiro Kinoshita

  • Yoshiyuki Shibata

    Yoshiyuki Shibata

  • Kazuaki Tai

    Kazuaki Tai

Overview

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.

Rating

7.0 / 10
15 Reviews
1 Popular

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