Extro

Extro

89 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 20, 2019

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.

Extro

89 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 20, 2019

Extro
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.
Producers NHK Enterprises, Yoshimoto Kogyo Company
Original title エキストロ
Directors Naoki Murahashi
Writers Hirohito Goto

Cast

Haginoya Kozo

as Self

Kōji Yamamoto

as Self

Yuki Saito

as Self

Kazuko Kurosawa

as Self

Ryo Kato

as Self

Taishi Masaoka

as Self

Tateto Serizawa

as Karube

Yûji Abe

as Self

Hirohito Goto

as Self

Tatsuya Ishii

as Self