Kinmedal otoko
Gold Medal Man
- Release Date
- October, 22nd, 2016
- Running Time
- 108 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- HDCAM
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (HDCAM)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- UCHIMURA Teruyoshi ── AKITA Senichi
- CHINEN Yuri ── AKITA Senichi
- KIMURA Tae ── KAMETANI Yoriko
[ Staff ]
- UCHIMURA Teruyoshi ── Original Story
- UCHIMURA Teruyoshi ── Screenplay
- KANDA Hajime ── Cinematography
- TAKEUCHI Hisafumi ── Sound Recording
- MARUYAMA Kazushi ── Lighting
[ Production Company ]
Hakuhodo DY music & pictures, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, MASEKI GEINOSHA, Project You, NTV, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN, NBCUniversal Entertainment, YOMIURI TELECASTING CORPORATION, CHUKYO TV. BROADCASTING
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
SHOWGATE
[ Production Studio ]
Hakuhodo DY music & pictures, Digital Frontier
[ Story ]
Film adaptation of the 2011 one-man performance "A Man Born on the Year of the Tokyo Olympics" by Uchimura Teruyoshi from the comedy duo Ucchan Nanchan. Laughter-inducing depiction of a guy who goes after every imaginable type of gold medal. Uchimura wrote the original story, and also handled the direction, scriptwriting and lead role for the film.
Senichi (Uchimura) was born in Nagano Prefecture in 1964, the year of the Tokyo Olympics. After snagging first place at an elementary school race, he gets hooked on the sweet taste of victory and goes after the top prize at various types of competitions. But, he discovers an unexpected pitfall upon entering middle school.
[ Official Site ]
[ Contact (International) ]
HAKUHODO DY MUSIC & PICTURES (SHOWGATE INC.)
Akasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6321
Attn: International Sales Group
E-mail: isales@hakuhodody-map.jp
http://www.hakuhodody-map.jp