[KineJapan] The Actor sneak preview at FCCJ

Eija Niskanen eija.niskanen at gmail.com
Sun Dec 20 02:44:55 EST 2015


Dear KineJapanners,

The Foreign Correspondents' Club in Yurakucho will be screening “The Actor,” Satoko Yokohama’s first film since the much-lauded “Bare Essence of Life,” on Tuesday, January 12th. 

Since FCCJ is a private club, you must reserve your seats through Screenings Curator Karen Severns: kjs30 at gol.com.  

FCCJ SNEAK PREVIEW
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016
6:45 pm   
 
THE ACTOR (Haiyu Kameoka Takuji)
Japan, 2016  123 minutes  English, Russian, Japanese with Japanese subtitles

Followed by a Q&A with director Satoko Yokohama

Busy TV actor Ken Yasuda gives an extraordinarily versatile performance in the role of a lifetime, demonstrating his skill in a range of parts on a variety of film sets and theatrical stages. “The Actor,” which world premiered at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival, highlights Yokohama’s flare for surrealistic touches, unusual imagery and offbeat musical selections. A witty, warm-hearted paean to a bit-part player — you recognize his face, but you can never remember his name — the film follows Takuji Kameoka as he auditions, rehearses and shoots, then drinks away his loneliness with fellow low-achievers in nearby bars. Then one night, he awakens from a nap and falls in love with the radiant bartender Azumi (Kumiko Aso). As if that isn’t enough, he’s invited to audition for world-famous arthouse director Alan Spesso (Ricardo Garcia). Suddenly, Kameoka is facing an existential midlife crisis

For trailer (in Japanese): http://kametaku.com/
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