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Talking the Pictures

Dec 13, 2019 · 2h 9m
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Comedy
History
Drama

PLOT

Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.

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CAST

Ryo Narita
Shuntaro Sometani
Yuina Kuroshima
Umeko Kurihara
Masatoshi Nagase
Shusei Yamaoka
Kengo Kora
Takayuki Motegi
Mao Inoue
Kotoe Tachibana
Takuma Otoo
Torao Yasuda
Yutaka Takenouchi
Tadayoshi Kimura
Naoto Takenaka
Tomio Aoki
Directed by Masayuki Suō

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Toei Company, Kinoshita Group, TV Asahi, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun, Altamira Pictures
Country
JP

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