Title: The Man They Called Pirate
Price: ¥3,800 + tax
Publisher: Sony Music Solutions
©2016 "The Man Called Pirate" Production Committee
©Naoki Hyakuta/Kodansha
*Information as of February 2021.
Set in the turbulent eras of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods, this human drama is the film adaptation of Naoki Hyakuta's novel, which is based on a true story, and stars Okada Junichi, depicting a man who accomplishes great feats with his bold ideas and drive.
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, director of "Always: Sunset on Third Street" and "Eternal Zero." This work uses VFX to realistically depict each era.
- Release (broadcast) year
- February, 2016
- Date of shooting or release
- February, 2015
- Director Name
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Takashi Yamazaki
Born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. He was strongly influenced by "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and decided to pursue a career in special effects. After graduating from Asagaya Art College, he joined Shirogumi, a video production company that specializes in animation and VFX, and was in charge of digital compositing on "The Great Sick" (93) and "The Quiet Life" (95). In 00, he made his directorial debut with "Juvenile," and his sequel "Returner" (02) attracted attention for its VFX-packed images. In "Always: Sunset on Third Street" (05), he used CG to beautifully recreate the Showa era townscape, winning 16 awards at the Japan Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the sequels "Always: Sunset on Third Street 07" (64) and "Always: Sunset on Third Street '12" (10) were also huge hits. Since then, he has directed "Space Battleship Yamato" (0), a live-action adaptation of the nationally popular anime "Space Battleship Yamato," "Eternal Zero" (13), a film adaptation of Naoki Hyakuta's best-selling novel, and is also set to helm the "Parasyte" two-part series (2, 14), a live-action adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki's popular manga. He has also demonstrated his talent in 15DCG animation, co-directing "Friends: Naki on Monster Island" (3) and "Stand by Me Doraemon" (11) with Ryuichi Yagi. (Movie.com)
- Performer
Tetsuzo Kunioka (@TetsuzoKunioka) Okada Jun'ichi
Yuki Kunioka: Haruka Ayase
Tadashi Shinonome: Hidetaka Yoshioka
Yoshio Hasebe: Shota Sometani
Kotaro Takechi: Ryohei Suzuki
Koichi Kashiwai: Toru Nomaguchi
Sohei Fujimoto: Pierre Taki
Kunioka Makio (Tetsuzo's older brother): Mitsuishi Ken
Chieko Kunioka (wife of Mankameo): Mari Nishio
Hatsumi Ogawa: Haru Kuroki
Yasuo Komatsu: Kunihiro Suda
Kurokawa: Motosuke Iida
Osaki: Kenichi Yajima
Oda: Takashi Kobayashi
Shoichi Kunioka (Tetsuzo's eldest son): Akinari Nakayabu
Michiko Kunioka (Tetsuzo's second daughter): Yumeko Yasuyama
Tetsuzo's Grandson: Rai Takahashi, Rento Oyama, Mana Nishizawa
Makoto Enomoto: Kazuyuki Asano
Takumi Torikawa: Jun Kunimura
Koga Jisaku: Kobayashi Kaoru
Tatsuro Morita: Shinichi Tsutsumi
Shotaro Kida : Masaomi Kondo(Special appearance)Other
*The actors in bold appeared at the locations listed below.
Filming location of this work
●An important scene in which Kunioka Tetsuzo (Okada Junichi) is encouraged by Hida Jutaro (Kondo Masaomi), which becomes a turning point that will determine the future management of Kunioka Shoten.
*Part of this scene can be seen in the trailer (0:15, 1:29)
*The actual wooden utility pole that still exists is not part of the set, and is still in use today for installing broadcast speakers during the summer beach season.
Coastal WalkwayObserving coastal plantsSan'in Coast GeotrailThis place is used as a walking course for the following activities:
