Life Back Then

Life Back Then is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze. It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada.

Cast

Masaki Okada, as Kyohei Nagashima
Nana Eikura, as Yuki Kubota
Taizo Harada, as coworker Saso
Tori Matsuzaka, as Shintaro Matsui
Akira Emoto, Masashi Inoue
Shingo Tsurumi, as Atsushi Furuta
Kanji Tsuda
Yoshiko Miyazaki, as Michiko

Filming

Filming was scheduled to commence in March 2011 at locations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Tokyo. Filming was completed by the end of April 2011.

Release

Life Back Then made its worldwide debut in the "World Competition" segment of the 35th Montreal [World Film Festival]. It made its premiere screening there on 19 August 2011. Furthermore, it was announced on 8 September 2011 that Life Back Then will be participating in the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival and the 16th Busan International Film Festival. In the 16th Busan International Film Festival, the film was showcased under the "A Window on Asian Cinema" program at the festival, which was held from 6 to 14 October 2011. It was also showcased at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 24 October 2011.

Reception

Accolades