Leonie (2010)

Director:

Hisako Matsui

Writers:

Masayo Duus (biography)
Hisako Matsui (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

2012 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

A mother's courage and a clash of cultures inspire the artist that transcends both

Plot:

A film about the life and relationships of the early 20th American educator, editor, and journalist Leonie Gilmour, the mother of the acclaimed artist and architect Isamu Noguchi. |

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Kiss | Husband Wife Relationship | Asian Man White Woman Relationship | Japan

Cast

Emily Mortimer	...	Leonie
Shidô Nakamura	...	Yone Noguchi
Christina Hendricks	...	Catherine
Mieko Harada	...	Umeko Tsuda
Jan Milligan	...	Isamu Noguchi
Keiko Takeshita	...	Setsu Koizumi
Takashi Kashiwabara	...	Michihiko Kawada
Kelly Vitz	...	Ailes Gilmour
Nichole Hiltz	...	Ethel Ames
Kazuko Yoshiyuki	...	Kiku
Jay Karnes	...	Dr. Rumely
Marco St. John	...	Routolo
Mary Kay Place	...	Albiana
Louca Platon	...	Iris - 5 years old
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julia Adams	...	Bryn Mawr Professor 1892
Mike Agresta	...	Art Gallery Patron
Kim Barnard	...	Dance Instuctor
Brett Beoubay	...	1904 Police Officer
Tony Brewer	...	Isamu - Newborn
Gaven Tomas' Brooks	...	Pasadena Boy
Rob Brownstein	...	Frederick Stokes
Melissa Caudle	...	Maternity Ward Physician (as Dr. Melissa Caudle)
Edward R. Cox	...	New York City Businessman
Yasuo Daichi	...	Carpenter
Joe Fontana	...	Carpet Merchant
Bowie Gunn	...	Isamu Noguchi 2~4yrs
Ron Gural	...	Professor Hobart
Russell M. Haeuser	...	Market Street Worker
David Jensen	...	Frederick Stokes
Kennon Kepper	...	Bully
Masatoshi Nakamura	...	Toshu Senda
Melody Noel	...	Bryn Mawr College Student
Alexis Payment	...	Bryn Mawr College Student
Holly Rochelle	...	1923 Businesswoman (as Holly Ladnier)
Lisa Mackel Smith	...	Art Buyer
Saburô Teshigawara	...	Sculptor
Daniel Vincent	...	Art Gallery Patron
Patrick Weathers	...	Charles Stoddard
Dane Brown	...	Journalist (uncredited)
Trey Fuller	...	Child Playing Marbles (uncredited)
Geraldine Glenn	...	Older Secretary (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Buisnesswoman (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	New York Policeman (uncredited)
Chaz Smith	...	1923 Businessman (uncredited)
Logan Douglas Smith	...	Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Hisako Matsui

Writing credits
Masayo Duus		(biography)
Hisako Matsui		(screenplay) &
David Wiener		(screenplay)

Produced by
Patrick Aiello	....	executive producer
Ashok Amritraj	....	producer
Shûichi Fukatsu	....	executive producer
Manu Gargi	....	co-producer
Yûki Itô	....	producer
Joyce Jun	....	executive producer
Hisako Matsui	....	producer
Masao Nagai	....	producer

Original Music by
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

Cinematography by
Tetsuo Nagata

Film Editing by
Craig Hayes
Sabine Hoffmann

Casting by
Emily Schweber

Production Design by
Giles Masters
Osamu Yamaguchi

Art Direction by
Aaron Haye

Set Decoration by
Luci Leary

Costume Design by
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Kazuko Kurosawa

Makeup Department
Martin Astles	....	makeup effects sculptor
Etsuko Egawa	....	special makeup effects artist
Adam Gaeta	....	key hair stylist
Kevin Haney	....	makeup artist (special makeup effects artist)
Paige Reeves	....	makeup department head
Kent Richard	....	additional hair stylist
Justin Stafford	....	wig maker
Aimee Stuit	....	makeup artist
Tony Ward	....	department head hair

Production Management
Rankin Hickman	....	production supervisor
Yari Schutzer	....	unit production manager
Traceigh Scottel	....	production supervisor: Los Olivos

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yoshimasa Fujie	....	assistant director
Takahiro Komura	....	assistant director
Ed Licht	....	first assistant director
Steve Lonano	....	second assistant director
John M. White	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Melanie Aymami	....	painter (as Melanie Burck)
Chris Britt	....	set dresser
Monique Champagne	....	set decoration buyer
Carl Counts	....	set dresser
Everette Eglin	....	assistant art director
Jon Graubarth	....	prop buyer
Zeph Hardy	....	art department assistant
Beau Harrison	....	on-set dresser
Molly Harrison	....	set dresser/buyer
Roy Harrison	....	set dresser
Roger Johnson	....	graphic design
Giles Masters	....	production designer: USA
Jason McDonough	....	set dresser
Wright McFarland	....	set designer
Scotty Morris	....	leadman
Kazumi Osaka	....	set dresser
Janna Roach	....	prop assistant
Courtney Talbot	....	art department coordinator
Keith Wall	....	first assistant property
Bonham White	....	painter
Jeri Woodward	....	paint foreman
Randal Woodward	....	lead scenic
Niko Zahlten	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Scott Brewster	....	adr editor
Nash Cubero Jr.	....	additional foley editor
Rene Defrancesch	....	boom operator
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Derek Deitz	....	foley mixer
Michael Feuser	....	adr mixer
Jason Gaya	....	adr mixer
Corey J. Grasso	....	adr mixer
Chad J. Hughes	....	sound effects editor
Steven Iba	....	adr mixer
Richard Kitting	....	sound re-recording mixer
Yukio Kubota	....	sound
Cliff Latimer	....	adr supervisor
B.J. Lehn	....	sound
James Morioka	....	dialogue editor
Jay Nierenberg	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel Norwick	....	sound editor
Jonathan Pendergrass	....	foley editor
Chris Terhune	....	adr mixer
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Edward Joubert	....	special effects technician
Harvey Lowry	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Pranay Agarwal	....	digital compositor
Priyanka Balasubramanian	....	visual effects sequence producer
Shraddha Belose	....	digital artist: Prana Studios
Gabriel Bloomberg	....	visual effects editor
Sean Findley	....	visual effects supervisor
Jason Gottlieb	....	visual effects supervisor: Post Mango
Samir Hoon	....	visual effects supervisor
Samapika Karmakar	....	roto/paint lead: Prana Studio
Maggie Kraisamutr	....	digital compositor: Post Mango
Yateen Mahambrey	....	visual effects lead
Troy Morgan	....	visual effects artist
Manoj Nagar	....	tech support
Bhakti Patwardhan	....	visual effects producer
Ravi Shekhar	....	roto/paint lead: Prana Studio
Aditya Talwar	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Elton LeBlanc	....	precision driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Grayson Austin	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Grayson Austin	....	steadicam operator
Robert Baird	....	first assistant camera
Wesley Bryant	....	lamp operator
Luke Cauthern	....	grip
Jarrid Clinkinbeard	....	rigging electrician
David Easley	....	grip
Scott Fieldsteel	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Melanie Gates	....	additional loader
Gonzalo Gonzalez	....	electrician
Jimi Johnson	....	video assist
McKay Johnson	....	camera loader
Kevin Luster	....	grip
Bruce Olinder	....	gaffer
Allen Parks	....	best boy electric
Patti Perret	....	still photographer
Lyle Robbins	....	electrician
Declan Ryan	....	rigging gaffer
Declan Ryan	....	rigging gaffer: Louisiana
Takeji Sano	....	gaffer
Mike Satterfield	....	best boy grip
Benjamin Shurtleff	....	camera loader: Santa Barbara unit
L. Chris Strong	....	rigging grip (as Lon C. Strong)
Richard Thompson III	....	video assist
Carl A. Vidnic	....	electrician
Reuben Wilder	....	lamp operator

Casting Department
Robin Batherson	....	extras casting
Robin Batherson	....	local casting
Geraldine Glenn	....	extras casting assistant
Jason Landry	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kasey C. Bazil	....	set costumer
Donna Chance	....	key set costumer
Megan Coates	....	set costumer
Patricia Gorman	....	seamstress
Ann Walters	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Doug Delaney	....	digital intermediate colorist
Ulysses Guidotti	....	first assistant editor
Christopher Hills-Wright	....	post-production consultant
Matthew W. Johnson	....	digital intermediate editor
Salamo Levin	....	additional editor
Natan Moss	....	assistant editor
David Raymond	....	assistant editor
Lance Spindler	....	color timer
Robert Zalkind	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Sheri Ozeki	....	music editor
Marek Szpakiewicz	....	musician: cello solo
Marek Szpakiewicz	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Richard Brown	....	picture car coordinator
John DeVay	....	transportation coordinator
Yuri Elvin	....	driver
Peter Gondrella	....	driver
Brad Lips	....	fuel truck driver
Raymond Martin	....	driver
Albert Samson	....	transportation captain
Peter F. Tegan	....	driver

Other crew
Heather Babineaux	....	key craft service
Kim Barnard	....	choreographer
Gregory S. Carr	....	production assistant
Batou Chandler	....	location manager
McField Windy Coleman	....	acting/dialog coach
Benton Collinsworth	....	cast assistant
John R.C. Davis	....	production coordinator
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Elan Garfias	....	adr voice
Moira Glace	....	production assistant
Geraldine Glenn	....	photo double
Jacob Hamil	....	production secretary
Maxim Knight	....	adr actor
Jerrold W. Lambert	....	production accountant
Yvette LaPlace	....	location scout
John Lavis	....	set medic
Tara Linn	....	production secretary
Brian Mathews	....	additional set production assistant
Mark Miller	....	payroll accountant
Sandy Parker	....	script supervisor
Errol Reichow	....	location manager
Rachel Robinson	....	production assistant
Laura Sherman	....	production coordinator
Takeshi Sone	....	making-of
Megan Staab	....	production assistant
Sonia Torres	....	production assistant
Eriko Yamaguchi	....	post production coordinator
Jane Ziegler	....	assistant production coordinator
Preston Trahan	....	uncredited

Production Companies

• Essen Communications
• Hyde Park Films
• Leonie Production Company

Distributors

• Kadokawa Pictures (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Monterey Media (2012) (USA) (all media)
• Pinema (2012) (Turkey) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Sri Lanka) (all media)

Special Effects

• Drac Studios

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• Global Tactical Services  security services
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Kagawa Film Commission  film commission
• Katten Muchin Rosenman  filmmaker's rep
• Make-Up Dimensions  special makeup
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief sexuality, partial nudity and brief language

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

France | UK | Australia | Germany | Belgium | USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Metairie, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Essen Communications

A strong mother and a future Artist son in a tough world.

It seems like I'm the only one that's giving this film a high rating. I personally loved it. It even made me cry a bit.

but I have to say, this is not a movie for everybody. It's based on the book about the famous Japanese & American artist Isamu Nuguchi's life story. the title is "The Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey without Borders" by Masayo Duus

its a true story (most of it) and if you know about Isamu Noguchi, I think you will appreciate this film. I mean, if you know about him, you will understand the film more.

Isamu was born in early 1900's in California. Mother Leonie Gilmore an editor. and father a Japanese poet Yone Noguchi. Yone left Leonie before Isamu was born. but after a couple years, Yone invites Leonie and Isamu to live in Japan with him. She goes, but finds out Yone has other wives(!) and leaves him and try to live by her own with young Isamu. but... as you can figure, early 1900's Japan is NOT a nice place to live if your a foreigner with a MIXED kid + NO husband. the movie is mostly about how she and Isamu struggles in their lives.

Director Hisako Matsui focused on Leonie Gilmore as a independent woman & strong mother. Time flies fast in this movie. as it shows the life of Leonie from when she goes to university till she dies...in a couple of hours.

nobody can't complain about Emily Mortimer (as Leonie) and Shido Nakamura(as Yone Noguchi).I was surprised when I heard that they casted such good actors. basically, the two actors held the movie together in one piece.

the music score by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek( also wrote scores for "Finding Neverland", and "Hachi".) was amazing and matched the scenery perfectly.