Ryûji Forever (2002)
A youth drama portraying the life of legendary actor Shoji Kaneko, who devoted his life to filmmaking and died at the young age of 33.
Director:
Tatsuoki Hosono
Writers:
Tatsuoki Hosono, Takanori Hoshi.
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Katsunori Takahashi as Shôji Kaneko |
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Teruyuki Kagawa as Yutaka Tanaka |
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Hikari Ishida as Sachiko Kaneko |
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Houka Kinoshita as Norihisa Ishihara |
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Kaoru Okunuki as Keiko Hagishima |
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Koh Takasugi as Daisuke Haguro |
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Keisuke Horibe as Ginzô |
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Hanae Shōji as Ine Kaneko |
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Den Fujita as Eiichi Tsunoda |
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Kenji Mizuhashi as Takashi Tsuji |
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Yoji Tanaka as Kawajiri |
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Akira Takahashi as Genzô Kaneko |
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Kinzō Sakura as Ginzô's Manager |
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Takashi Sasano as Sakaki |
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Yukio Yamanouchi as Film Producer |
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Masahiko Sakata as News Reporter |
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Ken Izawa as Film Staff Member |
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Ippei Satō as Miki |
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Hitoshi Nishizawa as Theatrical Troupe Member |
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Yôichi Okamura as Katsuyama |
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Yutaka Mishima as Gen |
| Directing | Tatsuoki Hosono | Director |
| Writing | Tatsuoki Hosono | Screenplay |
| Writing | Takanori Hoshi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yūji Ikue | Original Story |
| Production | Banjiro Uemura | Executive Producer |
| Production | Masaya Nakamura | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Hiroaki Yabunaka | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Shûji Kuriyama | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hajime Okayasu | Editor |
| Art | Tatsuo Ozeki | Art Direction |
| Directing | Tomohiro Kubo | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Masatoshi Saito | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Yasushi Tanaka | Sound Recordist |