
TMDb Rating
6.9/10
14 verified votes
Uzumasa Limelight (2014)
DramaAction
104 min
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
DramaActionKen OchiaiSeizō FukumotoChihiro Yamamoto2014
Director
Ken Ochiai
Top Cast
Seizō FukumotoChihiro YamamotoHirotaro HondaMasashi GodaRantaro Mine
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