CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 2h 9m

Talking the Pictures

75%(10)IMDbComedyHistoryDrama

Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.

Directed byMasayuki Suō

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
JA
Released
December 13, 2019
Studios
Toei CompanyKinoshita GroupTV Asahi

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ryo Narita

Ryo Narita

Shuntaro Sometani

Yuina Kuroshima

Yuina Kuroshima

Umeko Kurihara

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Shusei Yamaoka

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Takayuki Motegi

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

Kotoe Tachibana

Takuma Otou

Takuma Otou

Torao Yasuda

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Tadayoshi Kimura

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Tomio Aoki

Eri Watanabe

Eri Watanabe

Toyoko Aoki

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Shigezo Tachibana

Creative team
Directed by
Masayuki Suō
Masayuki Suō
Written by
Masayuki Suō
Masayuki Suō
Produced by
Shoji Masui
Kazuhito Amano
Kazuhito Amano

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