Kikyo – The Return

Kikyo – The Return
Japanese帰郷
Directed byShigemichi Sugita
Based onKikyō
by Shuhei Fujisawa
StarringTatsuya Nakadai
Release dates
  • 15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) (Cannes)
  • 4 November 2019 (2019-11-04) (Tokyo)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Kikyo – The Return (Japanese: 帰郷, Hepburn: Kikyō) is a 2019 Japanese film directed by Shigemichi Sugita and starring Tatsuya Nakadai.[1]

Premise

The film is set during the Edo period, the first half of the 19th century. The lead character, an old gambler who has fallen ill, returns to his hometown after 30 years of traveling and sets out to help a girl in dire straits.

Background and production

The film was based on a short story by Shuhei Fujisawa with the same name. It was the first 8K historical drama ever produced by the Jidaigeki Senmon Channel.[2] It was directed by Shigemichi Sugita.[3]

Release

The film premiered worldwide at the Cannes Film Festival on 15 October 2019.[4] It debuted in Japan at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival on 4 November 2019[2] and was released in theaters in January 2020.

References

  1. ^ "World Premiere of Japanese Costume Drama "Kikyo - The Return," Produced by Samurai Drama Channel." 共同通信PRワイヤー. October 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "【イベントレポート】仲代達矢の時代劇「帰郷」フランスの見本市で初上映、常盤貴子と佐藤二朗が参加". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). October 17, 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ^ "「帰郷」仲代達矢の気迫に常盤貴子が感嘆、緒形直人は「惨敗です」". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). January 17, 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ^ "仲代達矢が主演務めた8K時代劇「帰郷」、フランスの映像見本市mipcomに出品". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). No. Eiga Natalie. August 28, 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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