Shinya TSUKAMOTO 塚本晋也
Shadow Of Fire
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Nippon Cinema ª
Shortly after World War II in Japan, a young widow, an orphaned boy, and a soldier struggle to survive in dire poverty. Shinya TSUKAMOTO (NIPPON HONOR AWARD 2019) addresses the trauma of Japan’s past in this stirring anti-war drama. We are presenting the award-winning SHADOW OF FIRE to commemorate the end of the Second World War 80 years ago.
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Shadow Of Fire (NC 2025)
Drama Social issues World War II
ほかげ
Hokage
Japan 2023
95 minutes
World sales
Nikkatsu
Cast
Shuri, Mirai MORIYAMA, Oga TSUKAO, Hiroki KONO, Go RIJU
About Shinya TSUKAMOTO
塚本晋也
Born in Tokyo in 1960, Shinya TSUKAMOTO started making 8mm short films as a teenager. After studying oil painting he worked for an ad agency and founded his own theater company, from which he recruited cast and crew for his feature debut TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989 / see p. 33). Films like TOKYO FIST (1995 / see p. 33), A SNAKE OF JUNE (2002), VITAL (2004 / NC ‘05) or KOTOKO (2011 / NC ’12) were celebrated on the international festival circuit. TSUKAMOTO received the Mainichi Film Award as best director and best actor for his remake of FIRES ON THE PLAIN (2014 / NC ‘15). KILLING enjoyed its 2018 world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. In 2019, he was awarded the Nippon Honor Award.