Kamata koshin-kyoku (1982)

Aging Kamata movie star "Gin-chan" Ginshiro (Morio Kazama) is filming a story about Samurai in Imperial Japan at the start of the Meiji... See full synopsis »

Director:

Kinji Fukasaku

Writers:

Kôhei Tsuka (play), Kôhei Tsuka (screenplay)

Stars:

Keiko Matsuzaka, Morio Kazama, Mitsuru Hirata

24 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keiko Matsuzaka	...	Konatsu
Morio Kazama	...	Ginshiro
Mitsuru Hirata	...	Yasu
Chika Takami	...	Tomoko
Daijiro Harada	...	Tachibana
Keizô Kani'e	...	Film Director
Rei Okamoto	...	Toku-san
Hyôe Enoki	...	Tome
Nagare Hagiwara	...	Yuji
Toshiya Sakai	...	Makoto
Akihiro Shimizu
Nijiko Kiyokawa	...	Yasu's mother
Sonny Chiba	...	Actor (as Shin'ichi Chiba)
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Actor
Etsuko Shihomi	...	Actress

Storyline

Aging Kamata movie star "Gin-chan" Ginshiro (Morio Kazama) is filming a story about Samurai in Imperial Japan at the start of the Meiji... See full synopsis »

---

Plot Keywords:

marriage | arrogance | hospital | falling down stairs | staircase | 

---

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

---

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

9 October 1982 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Die Todestreppe

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho, Shôchiku Eiga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min 110 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Entertaining romance/comedy

A bit player in samurai films does a favor for the hammy star actor by marrying the star's pregnant girlfriend. This movie includes a funny peek at samurai filmmaking. There's a memorable sequence of a filmed samurai battle scene on a staircase and the aftermath.