Uzumasa Limelight

You play a lifelong sword-fodder actor at a samurai movie studio. But the genre fades, the studio flounders, and you retire. Years later, a now-famous actress you once trained seeks you out. Ochiai quietly elevates unsung stunt performers. The film lingers on fate.

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Ken Ochiai directed Uzumasa Limelight in 2014. See Ken Ochiai's full filmography, where to start with Ken Ochiai, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ken Ochiai.

Uzumasa Limelight was released in 2014 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 104 minutes.