Dear Kaita Ablaze (2023)
This avant-garde entertainment film depicts a group of young people today who are fascinated by the works of Keita Murayama (a Taisho era painter who died prematurely at the age of 22) and who revive Keita's works with their own unique interpretations.
Director:
Hisayasu Satō
Writer:
Shirō Yumeno
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Shintaro Yuya as Saku |
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Riho Sato as Azami |
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Kei Kudo as Yo |
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Shiro Sano as Satoshi |
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Emi Satsuki as Fue |
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Ken Hatta as Jo |
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Reno Suzuta as Yu |
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Hyou Tanaka as Shin |
| Directing | Hisayasu Satō | Director |
| Writing | Shirō Yumeno | Screenplay |
| Camera | Shigenori Miki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | SATOL | Music |
| Art | Etsuko Takeuchi | Art Direction |
| Editing | Kunihiko Ukai | Editor |
| Directing | Ippei Itou | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Daisuke Tadokoro | Music |
| Art | Hikozo Akamatsu | Title Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yûichi Matsui | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Masaru Tateishi | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Shinichiro Muraoka | Producer |
| Editing | Ryoichi Hirose | Color Grading |