Life Back Then
{{Short description|2011 Japanese film by Takahisa Zeze}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Life Back Then
| image = Antoki no Inochi movie poster.jpg
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| caption = Film poster
| writer = Masashi Sada (novel)
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| director = Takahisa Zeze
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| distributor = Shochiku
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|11|19}}
| runtime = 131 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
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| gross = US$1,194,047{{cite web |url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2011W46&id=_fANTOKINOINOCHI01 | title=Antoki no Inochi box office gross |access-date=25 November 2011 |publisher=Box Office Mojo}}
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{{Nihongo|Life Back Then|アントキノイノチ|Antoki no Inochi}} is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze.{{cite web | url=http://eiga.com/movie/56054/ |script-title=ja:アントキノイノチ|trans-title=Antoki no Inochi|access-date=31 May 2011 |work=eiga.com |language=Japanese}} It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada.{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/okada-masaki-eikura-nana-star-in-zeze-takahisas-antoki-no-inochi |title=Okada Masaki, Eikura Nana star in Zeze Takahisa's 'Antoki no Inochi' |access-date=31 May 2011 |work= Tokyograph | date=22 February 2011}}
Cast
- Masaki Okada, as Kyohei Nagashima
- Nana Eikura, as Yuki Kubota
- Taizo Harada, as coworker Saso{{cite web |url= http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/cinema/cnews/20110428-OYT8T00753.htm|script-title=ja:岡田将生&榮倉奈々「アントキノイノチ」に新キャスト|trans-title=Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to star in "Antoki no Inochi"|date= 28 April 2011|work= Yomiuri Online|publisher= The Yomiuri Shimbun|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=31 May 2011}}
- Tori Matsuzaka, as Shintaro Matsui
- Akira Emoto, Masashi Inoue
- Shingo Tsurumi, as Atsushi Furuta
- Kanji Tsuda
- Yoshiko Miyazaki, as Michiko
Filming
Filming was scheduled to commence in March 2011 at locations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Tokyo.{{cite web |url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/85068/full/|script-title=ja: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|trans-title=Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to appear together for first time in "Antoki no Inochi" film based on work by Masashi Sada|date= 22 February 2011|work= Oricon Style|publisher= Oricon Inc.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=31 May 2011}} Filming was completed by the end of April 2011.
Release
Life Back Then made its worldwide debut in the "World Competition" segment of the 35th Montreal World Film Festival.{{cite web |url= http://eiga.com/news/20110802/1/|script-title=ja: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！| date= 2 August 2011|publisher=eiga.com |location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=3 August 2011}} It made its premiere screening there on 19 August 2011. 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.{{cite web |url= http://eiga.com/news/20110908/1/|title= 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| date= 8 September 2011 |publisher=eiga.com |location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=8 September 2011}} 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. It was also showcased at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 24 October 2011.
Reception
=Accolades=
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Result ! Recipient |
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| 2011
| 35th Montreal World Film Festival | Innovation Award | {{won}} |
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20110524064937/http://antoki.jp:80/index.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb title |1848784}}
{{Takahisa Zeze}}
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Category:Films based on Japanese novels