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Roleless (2022)

Roleless poster
Original title
宮松と山下
Directed by
Kentarō Hirase, Yūtarō Seki, Masahiko Satō
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
G
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who works as a movie extra has lost his memory. The story follows his life as he drifts through small roles and tries to understand who he is.

quietgentlecontemplativelonelymysteriousslow-pacedintrospectivepoignant

What happens

『宮松と山下』(みやまつとやました)は、2022年制作の日本のドラマ映画。 記憶をなくした端役専門のエキストラ俳優・宮松をめぐる物語を描く。CMや教育番組「ピタゴラスイッチ」を手掛けてきた東京藝術大学名誉教授・佐藤雅彦、NHKでドラマ演出を行ってきた関友太郎、多岐にわたりメディアデザインを手掛ける平瀬謙太朗の3人からなる監督集団「5月(ごがつ)」の初の長編映画。主演の香川照之にとっては14年ぶりの単独主演映画。 サン・セバスティアン国際映画祭New Directors部門に正式招待された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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