Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)

A happy movie about movies. What better entertainment?

Director Ogata discovers a new female star in Koharu Tanaka, who works selling candy at a studio theater and she is given a part as a bit player. After the studio's top leading lady is embroiled in a scandal, Koharu is suddenly thrust into the limelight when she replaces her in a film and gains instant fame and fortune. But the going is not always easy, and she soon seeks help from unexpected quarters.

Cast (47)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Kiichi Nakai

Kenjiro Shimada

Narimi Arimori

Koharu Tanaka

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kihachi

Keiko Matsuzaka

Chieko Baisho

K

Kei Suma

Jun Miho

Akira Emoto

Ittoku Kishibe

Masaaki Sakai

Shinya Yamamoto

Osami Nabe

Shin'ya Ohwada

Masane Tsukayama

Ken Tanaka

S

Shun Hirooka

L

Leonard Kuma

Shingo Yamashiro

Sadami Sakamoto

Kimihiro Reizei

Masayuki Yui

Ken Mitsuishi

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kouichi Makishima

K

Kin Ishii

Chishū Ryū

Senri Sakurai

S

Sayoko Makino

Kaori Momoi

Nana Kinomi

Masami Shimojō

Chieko Misaki

Mitsuru Hirata

Ichirō Zaitsu

Gō Awazu

Saburo Ishikura

Hajime Hana

Gajirō Satō

Akira Hitomi

K

Keiroku Seki

Tomoko Taya

Gin Maeda

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Takashi Sasano

Tokuko Sugiyama

Matsumoto Hakuō II

Kanbi Fujiyama

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