My Back Page

My Back Page
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Directed byNobuhiro Yamashita
Written byKōsuke Mukai
Based on
My Back Page: Aru 60-nendai no Monogatari
by Saburo Kawamoto
Starring
CinematographyRyuto Kondo
Edited byTakashi Sato
Music byShunsuke Kida
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Production
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Release date
  • May 28, 2011 (2011-05-28) (Japan)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

My Back Page (Japanese: マイ・バック・ページ, Hepburn: Mai bakku pēji) is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita, director of Linda Linda Linda. It is based on Saburo Kawamoto's memoir My Back Page: Aru 60-nendai no Monogatari, which tells the story of his time as a gonzo journalist following the activities of a radical activist in the 1960s and 1970s.

The film was featured at the 2011 (30th) Vancouver International Film Festival, the 2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival and the 2011 (55th) BFI London Film Festival.

Plot

The film follows the story of Masami Sawada (played by Satoshi Tsumabuki) joining a left-wing magazine as a gonzo journalist in 1969. He is taken under the wing of the editor and goes to interview Umeyama (Kenichi Matsuyama), who is developing a reputation as a radical - an activist intent on making a violent demonstration. However, Umeyama may not be exactly who he says he is. The film follows the two characters' involvement in the political activist world of 1960s/70s Japan.

Cast

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Schilling, Mark (2011-05-27). "'My Back Page'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  2. 1 2 Koehler, Robert (2011-11-22). "My Back Page". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-22.