Life Back Then
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Directed by | Takahisa Zeze |
Written by | Masashi Sada (novel) |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | US$1,194,047[1] |
Life Back Then (アントキノイノチ, Antoki no Inochi) is a Japanese film from 2011 directed by Takahisa Zeze.[2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Masaki Okada, as Kyohei Nagashima[3]
- Nana Eikura, as Yuki Kubota[3]
- Taizo Harada, as coworker Saso[4]
- Tori Matsuzaka, as Shintaro Matsui[2]
- Akira Emoto, Masashi Inoue[2]
- Shingo Tsurumi, as Atsushi Furuta[2]
- Kanji Tsuda[2]
- Yoshiko Miyazaki, as Michiko[2]
Filming
[edit]Filming was scheduled to commence in March 2011[3] at locations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Tokyo.[5] Filming was completed by the end of April 2011.[5]
Release
[edit]Life Back Then made its worldwide debut in the "World Competition" segment of the 35th Montreal World Film Festival.[6] It made its premiere screening there on 19 August 2011.[6] Furthermore, it was announced on 8 September 2011 that Life Back Then will be participating in the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival and the 16th Busan International Film Festival.[7] In the 16th Busan International Film Festival, the film was showcased under the "A Window on Asian Cinema" program at the festival, which was held from 6 to 14 October 2011.[7] It was also showcased at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 24 October 2011.[7]
Reception
[edit]Accolades
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Result | Recipient |
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2011 | 35th Montreal World Film Festival | Innovation Award | Won | Life Back Then[8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Antoki no Inochi box office gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f アントキノイノチ [Antoki no Inochi]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Okada Masaki, Eikura Nana star in Zeze Takahisa's "Antoki no Inochi"". Tokyograph. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ 岡田将生&榮倉奈々「アントキノイノチ」に新キャスト [Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to star in "Antoki no Inochi"]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ a b 岡田将生×榮倉奈々が初共演、さだまさし原作『アントキノイノチ』映画化 [Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to appear together for first time in "Antoki no Inochi" film based on work by Masashi Sada]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Japan: Oricon Inc. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ a b 岡田&榮倉「アントキノイノチ」モントリオール映画祭コンペ部門へ! (in Japanese). Japan: eiga.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ a b c "岡田&榮倉「アントキノイノチ」釜山&東京国際映画祭にW出品" (in Japanese). Japan: eiga.com. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal World Film Festival". THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Life Back Then at IMDb