Talking the Pictures

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2019 129 min Comedy · History · Drama

The film considers what passed for entertainment in Japan a century ago. A young man finds work at a rural cinema, hoping to become a benshi. His dreams hinge on providing live narration to silent films. It's quite a niche aspiration, then and now.

Directed by Masayuki Suō · Written by Masayuki Suō

Starring Ryo Narita, Yuina Kuroshima, Masatoshi Nagase, Kengo Kora, Mao Inoue, Takuma Otoo

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