Talking the Pictures (2019)

Profile

• Movie: Talking the Pictures (English title)
• Romaji: Katsuben!
• Japanese: カツベン！
• Director: Masayuki Suo
• Writer: Masayuki Suo
• Producer: Kazuhito Amano, Takao Tsuchimoto
• Cinematographer: Junichi Fujisawa
• Release Date: December 13, 2019
• Runtime: 127 min.
• Genre: Comedy / Cinema / Action
• Distributor: Toei
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man (Ryo Narita) wants to become a benshi (performer who provides live narration to silent films).