Become the King (2019)
The new film, entitled Ousama ni Nare ("Become the King"), features music and an original story by Sawao Yamanaka (guitar and vocals for The Pillows) as well as a script and direction by Shûji Okui. The film stars actor Amane Okayama as Yuusuke, a young man who works in a ramen shop frequented by numerous Japanese rock bands. Yuusuke dreams of being a photographer, and he decides to follow his dreams by becoming a cameraman for live concert events. (Source: Crunchyroll News)
Director:
Shuji Okui
Writer:
Shuji Okui
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Amane Okayama as Yuusuke |
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Yoko Goto as |
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Kenshiro Iwai as |
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Kae Okumura as |
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Atsuko Hirata as |
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Seminosuke Murasugi as |
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Kaoru Noguchi as |
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Shuji Okui as |
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Yoshinori Okada as |
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Atsushi Horie as |
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Hinata Hidekazu as |
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Hirotaka Takahashi as |
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Ena Fujita as |
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Arie Yoshinori as |
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syurispeiloff as |
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Straightener as |
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ELLEGARDEN as |
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Asako Miyazaki as |
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Casablanca as |
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Sawao Yamanaka as |
| Editing | Osamu Suzuki | Editor |
| Sound | Sawao Yamanaka | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Harue Miyake | Producer |
| Camera | Jun Fukumoto | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Shuji Okui | Director |
| Writing | Sawao Yamanaka | Story |
| Writing | Shuji Okui | Screenplay |
| Sound | Toru Nishiyama | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Tokujû Ichikawa | Gaffer |
| Art | Ayumi Tokuda | Decorator |
| Production | 星野友紀 | Production Manager |
| Production | Yukihiko Yamaguchi | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Sakura Katsumata | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Nao Ichihara | Assistant Director |