Named Best Picture by the prestigious film periodical
Kinema Jumps, this movie about moviemaking pays tribute to the samurai programmers churned out by Toei Studios. Morio Kazama is a fading star; Mitsuru Hirata is a worshiping bit player willing to do anything for him, including marrying
the beautiful Keiko Matsuzaka--an actress pregnant with Kazama's child--and undertaking a spectacular but dangerous stunt to revive the star's career. A mixture of comedy, romance, and melodrama, this cleverly scripted insider's look at the action behind the "action" is engaging entertainment. (In
Japanese; English subtitles.)
Released:
1982
Rated:
NR
Length:
74 mins