Sukiyaki Film Teaser Shows Okada, Matsuzaka, Nakano as Legendary Trio
The film dramatizes the creation of one of Japan's most internationally successful songs, with a cast that includes major actors and real musicians performing live on set.
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A new teaser and visual for the film 'SUKIYAKI: Look Up and Walk' have been released, showing Junichi Okada as composer Hachidai Nakamura, Tori Matsuzaka as lyricist Rokusuke Ei, and Taiga Nakano as singer Kyu Sakamoto. Directed by Takahisa Zeze, the film is a fictionalized account of the creation of the 1963 hit that topped US charts. The teaser also features top musicians and dancer NOSUKE.
The teaser introduces the five women who support the trio: Nana Seino as Nakamura's wife, Risa Naka as Ei's wife, Tao Tsuchiya as Sakamoto's wife, Mone Kamishiraishi as a Japanese-American woman, and Riho Yoshioka as Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. The film also features live performances by drummer Shun Ishikawa, saxophonist Kei Matsumaru, and bassist Takashi Sugawa, recorded on set. Dancer and choreographer NOSUKE, known from 'timelesz project', appears as a dancer and directed the final concert scene. The film opens December 25.
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- Cinema Today 岡田准一×松坂桃李×仲野太賀が伝説のトリオに！一流ミュージシャンも参加『SUKIYAKI』特報公開