Life Back Then

Life Back Then
Life Back Then
	Film poster
Directed by	Takahisa Zeze
Written by	Masashi Sada (novel)
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	19 November 2011;
Running time	131 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	US$1,194,047

Life Back Then (アントキノイノチ, Antoki no Inochi) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze.^[2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada.^[3]

Cast

Masaki Okada, as Kyohei Nagashima^[3]
Nana Eikura, as Yuki Kubota^[3]
Taizo Harada, as coworker Saso^[4]
Tori Matsuzaka, as Shintaro Matsui^[2]
Akira Emoto, Masashi Inoue^[2]
Shingo Tsurumi, as Atsushi Furuta^[2]
Kanji Tsuda^[2]
Yoshiko Miyazaki, as Michiko^[2]

Filming

Filming was scheduled to commence in March 2011^[3] at locations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Tokyo.^[5] Filming was completed by the end of April 2011.^[5]

Release

Life Back Then made its worldwide debut in the "World Competition" segment of the 35th Montreal World Film Festival.^[6] It made its premiere screening there on 19 August 2011.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[7] It was also showcased at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 24 October 2011.^[7]

Reception

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result	Recipient
2011	35th Montreal World Film Festival	Innovation Award	Won	Life Back Then^[8]

References

^ "Antoki no Inochi box office gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f アントキノイノチ [Antoki no Inochi]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Okada Masaki, Eikura Nana star in Zeze Takahisa's 'Antoki no Inochi'". Tokyograph. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ 岡田将生&榮倉奈々「アントキノイノチ」に新キャスト [Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to star in "Antoki no Inochi"]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b 岡田将生×榮倉奈々が初共演、さだまさし原作『アントキノイノチ』映画化 [Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to appear together for first time in "Antoki no Inochi" film based on work by Masashi Sada]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Japan: Oricon Inc. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b 岡田＆榮倉「アントキノイノチ」モントリオール映画祭コンペ部門へ！ (in Japanese). Japan: eiga.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "岡田＆榮倉「アントキノイノチ」釜山＆東京国際映画祭にW出品" (in Japanese). Japan: eiga.com. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
^ "Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal World Film Festival". THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Life Back Then at IMDb

[boxofficemojo-1] "Antoki no Inochi box office gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

[eiga1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f アントキノイノチ [Antoki no Inochi]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 May 2011.

[tokyograph20110222-3] "Okada Masaki, Eikura Nana star in Zeze Takahisa's 'Antoki no Inochi'". Tokyograph. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

[yomiuri20110428-4] 岡田将生&榮倉奈々「アントキノイノチ」に新キャスト [Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to star in "Antoki no Inochi"]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

[oricon20110222-5] 岡田将生×榮倉奈々が初共演、さだまさし原作『アントキノイノチ』映画化 [Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura to appear together for first time in "Antoki no Inochi" film based on work by Masashi Sada]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Japan: Oricon Inc. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

[eiga20110802-6] 岡田＆榮倉「アントキノイノチ」モントリオール映画祭コンペ部門へ！ (in Japanese). Japan: eiga.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

[eiga20110908-7] "岡田＆榮倉「アントキノイノチ」釜山＆東京国際映画祭にW出品" (in Japanese). Japan: eiga.com. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

[manichienglish29082011-8] "Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal World Film Festival". THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

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