Uzumasa Limelight
2014 · Movie · Not Rated · 104 min · ★ 7.0 · 86% critics
As samurai productions fade from popularity, an aging performer known for sword-fall roles struggles to find purpose in a changing studio world. A young actress seeks guidance, leading to a quiet story about craft, respect, and passing on tradition.
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Details
- Original title
- 太秦ライムライト
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-06-14
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (15 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy reflective samurai dramas and stories about aging artists, especially alongside titles like Unforgiven or 13 Assassins; Not for you if you want fast pacing or constant action.
Pros: heartfelt mentor story; nostalgic samurai setting; graceful sword action | Cons: slow stretches; melancholy tone; niche showbiz focus
Themes
- samurai
- katana
- katana sword
- chanbara
Cast & crew
Seizō Fukumoto
as Seiichi
Chihiro Yamamoto
as Satsuki iga
Hirotaro Honda
as Kenichi Naganuma
Masashi Goda
as Akihiko Kawashima
Rantaro Mine
- AK
Asahi Kurizuka
Michihiro Kinoshita
- YS
Yoshiyuki Shibata
- KT
Kazuaki Tai
- BN
Boiru Nakajima
Directed by Ken Ochiai