Extro

Apr 20, 2019

1h 29m

★ 7.7

Overview

Dives deep into the tragicomic world of the"towns-people" stand-ins working at Warp Station Edo, a popular shooting location for samurai dramas, through a piercing study of a 63-year-old extra. Utilizing mockumentary stylings, this ambitious film forms a compelling commentary on the aspirations that shape film production and the feelings that a simple, ho-hum life can evoke.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Yoshimoto Kogyo

NHK Enterprises

Extro Trailers

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Cast

Self

Haginoya Kozo

Self

Koji Yamamoto

Self

Yuki Saito

Self

Yasufumi Terawaki

Self

Tatsumi Fujinami

Self

Kazuko Kurosawa

Self

Ryo Kato

Self

Taishi Masaoka

Karube

Tateto Serizawa

Self

Yuji Abe

Self

Hirohito Goto

Self

Nobuhiko Obayashi

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