My Back Page (Japanese: マイ・バック・ページ, Hepburn: Mai bakku pēji) is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita, director of Linda Linda Linda.[1] It is based on Saburo Kawamoto's true life account.
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Directed by | Nobuhiro Yamashita |
Based on | Saburo Kawamoto's true life account |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The film was featured at the 2011 (30th) Vancouver International Film Festival, the 2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival and the 2011 (55th) BFI London Film Festival.[2]
Plot
editThe film follows the story of Sawada (played by Satoshi Tsumabuki) joining a left wing magazine as a gonzo journalist in 1969. He is taken under the wing of the editor, and goes to interview Umeyama (Kenichi Matsuyama), who is developing a reputation as a radical - an activist intent on making a violent demonstration. However, Umeyama may not be exactly who he says he is.[2] The film follows the two characters involvement in the political activist world of 1960s/70s Japan.
Cast
edit- Satoshi Tsumabuki
- Kenichi Matsuyama
- Yuya Matsuura as Tomotsu
- Munetaka Aoki as Christ
- Hiroshi Yamamoto as Hitoshi Saeki
- Takeshi Yamamoto as Kiyohara,
- Hideki Nakano as Tsugawa,
- Daikichi Sugawara as Kobayashi
Awards
editSponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award (Shiori Kutsuna) - 2011 (66th) Mainichi Film Awards - January 18, 2012
References
edit- ^ Schilling, Mark (2011-05-27). "'My Back Page'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ a b Koehler, Robert (2011-11-22). "My Back Page". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
External links
edit- My Back Page at IMDb