Life Back Then

2011 Japanese film
  • 19 November 2011 (2011-11-19)
Running time
131 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapaneseBox officeUS$1,194,047[1]

Life Back Then (アントキノイノチ, Antoki no Inochi) is a Japanese film from 2011 directed by Takahisa Zeze.[2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada.[3]

Cast

  • Masaki Okada, as Kyohei Nagashima[3]
  • Nana Eikura, as Yuki Kubota[3]
  • Taizo Harada, as coworker Saso[4]
  • Tori Matsuzaka, as Shintaro Matsui[2]
  • Akira Emoto, Masashi Inoue[2]
  • Shingo Tsurumi, as Atsushi Furuta[2]
  • Kanji Tsuda[2]
  • Yoshiko Miyazaki, as Michiko[2]

Filming

Filming was scheduled to commence in March 2011[3] at locations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Tokyo.[5] Filming was completed by the end of April 2011.[5]

Release

Life Back Then made its worldwide debut in the "World Competition" segment of the 35th Montreal World Film Festival.[6] It made its premiere screening there on 19 August 2011.[6] Furthermore, it was announced on 8 September 2011 that Life Back Then will be participating in the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival and the 16th Busan International Film Festival.[7] In the 16th Busan International Film Festival, the film was showcased under the "A Window on Asian Cinema" program at the festival, which was held from 6 to 14 October 2011.[7] It was also showcased at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 24 October 2011.[7]

Reception

Accolades

Year Award Category Result Recipient
2011 35th Montreal World Film Festival Innovation Award Won Life Back Then[8]

References

  1. ^ "Antoki no Inochi box office gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f アントキノイノチ [Antoki no Inochi]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "Okada Masaki, Eikura Nana star in Zeze Takahisa's "Antoki no Inochi"". Tokyograph. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. ^ 岡田将生&榮倉奈々「アントキノイノチ」に新キャスト [Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to star in "Antoki no Inochi"]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  5. ^ a b 岡田将生×榮倉奈々が初共演、さだまさし原作『アントキノイノチ』映画化 [Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to appear together for first time in "Antoki no Inochi" film based on work by Masashi Sada]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Japan: Oricon Inc. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  6. ^ a b 岡田＆榮倉「アントキノイノチ」モントリオール映画祭コンペ部門へ！ (in Japanese). Japan: eiga.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "岡田＆榮倉「アントキノイノチ」釜山＆東京国際映画祭にW出品" (in Japanese). Japan: eiga.com. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal World Film Festival". THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • Life Back Then at IMDb
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Films directed by Takahisa Zeze
  • The Dream of Garuda (1994)
  • Kokkuri-san (1997)
  • Anarchy in Japansuke (1999)
  • Moon Child (2003)
  • Heaven's Story (2010)
  • Life Back Then (2011)
  • Strayer's Chronicle (2015)
  • 64: Part I (2016)
  • 64: Part II (2016)
  • The 8-Year Engagement (2017)