
Uzumasa Limelight
Drama · Action
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Seizō Fukumoto
Seizō Fukumoto
Seiichi
Seizō Fukumoto
Seiichi


Chihiro Yamamoto
Chihiro Yamamoto
Satsuki iga
Chihiro Yamamoto
Satsuki iga


Hirotaro Honda
Hirotaro Honda
Kenichi Naganuma
Hirotaro Honda
Kenichi Naganuma


Masashi Goda
Masashi Goda
Akihiko Kawashima
Masashi Goda
Akihiko Kawashima


Rantaro Mine
Rantaro Mine
Rantaro Mine
Asahi Kurizuka
Asahi Kurizuka
Asahi Kurizuka


Michihiro Kinoshita
Michihiro Kinoshita
Michihiro Kinoshita
Yoshiyuki Shibata
Yoshiyuki Shibata
Yoshiyuki Shibata
Kazuaki Tai
Kazuaki Tai
Kazuaki Tai
Boiru Nakajima
Boiru Nakajima
Boiru Nakajima
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