I may have been late to the party with One Cut of the Dead, but you can now count me as a huge fan of writer/director Shinichiro Ueda’s output after seeing his latest project, Special Actors, which is just as charming and delightful as his previous movie, just in a completely different way. Ueda clearly enjoys breaking down the creative process through his filmmaking, and I must say that I absolutely adore his approach and his obvious passion of celebrating those who are willing to take creative risks, much like he has done throughout his career.
Special Actors is centered around an aspiring actor named Kazuto (Kazuto Osawa) who suffers from a peculiar affliction: whenever he finds himself stressed, he passes out cold, which is of course not ideal for someone who may endure a fair share of criticism or confrontation through their work. One night, while working as a security guard,...
Special Actors is centered around an aspiring actor named Kazuto (Kazuto Osawa) who suffers from a peculiar affliction: whenever he finds himself stressed, he passes out cold, which is of course not ideal for someone who may endure a fair share of criticism or confrontation through their work. One night, while working as a security guard,...
- 8/21/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Shinichiro Ueda made history quite emphatically back in 2017 when his debut work “One Cut of the Dead” was released. The independent project with its cheap, off-the-wall filmmaking was made on a meagre $25,000 budget and opened in only 2 screens across Japan. By the time it finished its theatrical run, it had played in more than 250 screens nationwide, had earned more than a thousand times its budget in Japan alone and just as much internationally and had picked up several domestic and international awards along the way. It is, therefore, no surprise that his follow-up project “Special Actors” was looked forward to by fans with as much anticipation as skepticism, because to ask a director to follow a debut feature of such staggering success is a tall ask to begin with.
Special Actors is screening at Japan Cuts
Kazuto Ohno dreams of being an actor but he has one problem holding him...
Special Actors is screening at Japan Cuts
Kazuto Ohno dreams of being an actor but he has one problem holding him...
- 7/21/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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