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2016

Kensan

KEN SAN

健さん

(c)2016 Team “KEN SAN”

(c)2016 Team “KEN SAN”

(c)2016 Team “KEN SAN”

(c)2016 Team “KEN SAN”

Release Date
August, 20th, 2016
Running Time
95 min
Genre
Documentary
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,Blu-ray, DVD
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

GARDEN GROUP, Respect

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Respect

[ Production Studio ]

Respect

[ Story ]

Interviews with over 20 people from Japan and abroad relate the unseen side of actor Takakura Ken, who passed away in 2014. The documentary is directed by New York based photographer Hibi Yuichi and was awarded the Best Documentary in the Documentaries of the World category of the 40th Montreal Wold Film Festival.
Michael Douglas, who co-starred with Takakura in Black Rain, looks back on memories of Takakura whom he praises as "the role model for film actors". John Woo, also a professed fan of Takakura, speaks about what makes him captivating.

[ Official Site ]

http://respect-film.co.jp/kensan

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2016 Montreal World Film Festival, Documentaries of the World, Best Documentary Award
2016 Shanghai International Film Festival, Shanghai Japan Film Week

[ Contact (International) ]

RESPECT Co., Ltd.
2F, Sumitomo Fudosan Hibiya Bldg., 2-8-6 Nishishinbashi Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0003
Rep: TSUKUE Sumito
Attn: IKEDA Minori
tel: +81 3 6550 9785
fax: +81 3 6550 9786
E-mail: ikeda@respect-film.co.jp
http://respect-film.co.jp

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