Life Back Then
2011 Japanese film by Takahisa Zeze
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Life Back Then (Japanese: アントキノイノチ, Hepburn: Antoki no Inochi) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze.[2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada.[3]
- 19 November 2011 (Japan)
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Takahisa Zeze |
| Written by | Masashi Sada (novel) |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$1,194,047[1] |
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 |
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| 2011 | 35th Montreal World Film Festival | Innovation Award | Won | Life Back Then[8] |