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  1. Jun 1, 2013 · Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a rare glimpse into the life of one of Japan’s most acclaimed screen directors.

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    Movie:Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (English title) / Road of the Beginning (literal title)
    Romaji:Hajimari no Michi
    Japanese:はじまりのみち
    Director: Keiichi Hara

    Based on the life of movie director Keisuke Kinoshita. As a young man, Keisuke Kinoshita (Ryo Kase) carried his mother on a handcart across a mountain. He grew up as a hotblooded young man and was monitored by the military. He then joined Shochikumovie company, to eventually become a movie director.

    Movie is made to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of director Keisuke Kinoshita's birth (December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998).
    Filming begins November 9, 2012 and will take place in Shizuoka Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, & Gunma Prefecture. Filming will finish late November, 2012 and production will finish February, 2013.
    Filming finished November 29, 2012 in Hamamatsu,Shizuoka Prefecture. The last scene filmed involved Keisuke (Ryo Kase), his mother (Yuko Tanaka) and delivery man (Gaku Hamada).

    Additional Cast Members: 1. Shigeru Saiki- Shukichi Kinoshita 2. Ken Mitsuishi- Shohei 3. Mari Hamada- Koman 4. Ren Osugi- Shiro Kido 5. Rio Yamashita- Sakuyo Kinoshita 6. Shoko Fujimura- Yoshiko Kinoshita 7. Mayu Matsuoka- Yaeko 8. Itsuki Sagara- Yoshiko

    2013 (18th) Busan International Film Festival- October 3-12, 2013 - A Window on Asian Cinema *International Premiere

  2. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a rare glimpse into the life of one of Japan’s most acclaimed screen directors. Includes archival footage from 49 of the films he produced during his career at Shochiku.

  3. Nov 10, 2013 · Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (Hajimari no Michi) begins with a lingering shot of the titular director’s first film, Port of Flowers, being projected onto a piece of white ...

  4. Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story - Movies on Google Play. 2013. info This item is not available. About this movie. arrow_forward. Hajimari no Michi is a Japanese...

  5. As a young man, Keisuke Kinoshita (Ryo Kase) carried his mother on a handcart across a mountain. He grew up as a hotblooded young man and was monitored by the military.

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  7. A very slow, nostalgic film focusing on a very specific period in prolific Shochiku film director Keisuke Kinoshita's life during WWII when he and his brother and a helper have to transport their mother in a barrow across a mountain.