Uzumasa Limelight
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1hr
44mins
Directed by
Ken Ochiai,
Starring
Seizō Fukumoto,
Chihiro Yamamoto,
Hirotaro Honda,
Masashi Goda
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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.