My Back Page (2011)

My Back Page is a Japanese movie directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and based on Saburo Kawamoto’s autobiographical novel “My Back Page: Aru 60-nendai no Monogatari” (A Story of Life in the 60s).

The film is set during the student protests at Tokyo University. At the time, Kawamoto was working as a journalist covering the protests, which were in reaction to the Japanese government’s tolerance of US involvement in the Vietnam War and the use of Okinawa as a staging ground for that war.

Movie info

Original title: マイ・バック・ページ
Release date: May 28, 2011
Distributed by: Asmik Ace Entertainment

Region 3 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: PMP Entertainment (Malaysia)
Out: Nov 8, 2012
Buy: YesAsia US, YesAsia Global

+ Show DVD & Blu-ray releases

Plot

During the student protests of the 1960s, a reporter named Sawada interviews protesters and collects data on behalf of the editorial department of a weekly publication. As tensions ramp up, he meets a young activist who introduces himself as “Umeyama”, although his real name turns out to be Katagiri. Katagiri tells him “Guns and other weapons are being gathered. In April, we’ll take action.”

Sawada has serious misgivings about Katagiri, but the two men strike up a strange rapport during a uniquely turbulent era.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Kenichi Matsuyama
	Satoshi Tsumabuki
	Hanae Kan
	Tomokazu Miura
	Shioli Kutsuna
	Aoi Nakamura
	Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
	Hiroshi Yamamoto
	Anna Ishibashi
	Morio Agata
	Takaya Yamauchi
	Keishi Nagatsuka

Latest news

Mao Inoue, Koki Mitani win awards in the 3rd Nippon Theater Staff Film Festival

On Sunday, the awards for the 3rd Nippon Theater Staff Film Festival were presented to the winners at a ceremony in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The awards are voted on by cinema staff members from all over...

4 years ago
Satoshi Tsumabuki and Kenichi Matsuyama to star in Nobuhiro Yamashita’s “My Back Page”

It’s been known for a while now that Nobuhiro Yamashita (Linda Linda Linda, A Gentle Breeze in the Village) was working on a new film, thanks to a mysterious listing added to IMDb a while back for...

6 years ago