Synopsis
When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.
Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) is a 2h 59min fantasy feature film by Nobuhiko Obayashi. When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world insi... Selected for Fantasia International Film Festival (2020).
Key facts
Cast
Takuro Atsuki, Takahito Hosoyamada, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Rei Yoshida, Riko Narumi, Hirona Yamazaki, Tetsuya Takeda, Takako Tokiwa
Original language
Japanese
First release
July 31, 2020 (Japan)
Setting
Hiroshima Prefecture
Crew
Screenplay
Kazuya Konaka, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Tadashi Naitô
Producer
Kazuyoshi Okuyama, Kyōko Ōbayashi, Nobuhiko Obayashi
Cinematography
Hisaki Sanbongi
Editing
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Music
Kosuke Yamashita
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Kinema Junpo Awards 2021 generic
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2020
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 generic
- SLASH Fantastic Film Festival 2020 - Features
- Taipei Film Festival 2020 generic
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2019 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | July 31, 2020 |
| Streaming | United Kingdom | April 27, 2021 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United States | November 2, 2021 |
Full credits
| Director | Nobuhiko Obayashi |
| Cast | Takuro Atsuki (Mario Baba), Takahito Hosoyamada (Torihosuke), Yoshihiko Hosoda (Dugout), Rei Yoshida (Noriko), Riko Narumi (Kazumi Saito), Hirona Yamazaki (Kazuko Yoshiyama), Tetsuya Takeda (Ryoma Sakamoto), Takako Tokiwa (Yuriko Tachibana), Yukihiro Takahashi (Grandpa / Fanta), Nenji Kobayashi (Kizuma), Takehiro Murata (Saigo Takamori), Goro Inagaki (Toshimichi Okubo), Tadanobu Asano (Sako), Hiroyuki Watanabe (Fukao Asano), Tsurutaro Kataoka (Sen no Rikyu), Kiyotaka Nanbara (Noh Dancer), Tōru Shinagawa (Musashi Miyamoto), Wakaba Irie (Communication), Ayumi Ito (Yoshiko Kawashima), Saki Terashima (Boy's Mother), Toshinori Omi (Kondo Isamu), Tokio Emoto (Shintaro Nakaoka), Yoshikazu Ebisu (Serizawa Duck), Toshie Negishi (Season), Eri Watanabe (Setsuko Miyaji), Mickey Curtis, Makoto Tezuka (Film Director), Hoshi Goki, Hiroto Kanai, Soujiro Hongo (Private Takigami / Sergeant / Mail), Isshin Inudo (Film Director / Yamanaka), Maiko Kawakami (Aihime / Chinese Woman in the Waterfall), Yoshiyuki Omori (Kamekichi Kinjo / Village Mayor), Yasumasa Oba, Shunsuke Kubozuka (Maruyama Sadao), Keishi Nagatsuka (Boy's Father), Shinnosuke Mitsushima (Kameshiro Kamiji), Kayoko Shiraishi (Old Woman at Ticket Office), Takashi Sasano (Kaya's Boss / Conductor / Sokoban A), Hiroshi Inuzuka (Customer Happily Dozing at the Cinema), Nobuhiko Obayashi (The Mysterious Old Pianist / The Director John), Yuri Nakae (Namiko) |
| Screenplay | Kazuya Konaka, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Tadashi Naitô |
| Producer | Kazuyoshi Okuyama, Kyōko Ōbayashi, Nobuhiko Obayashi |
| Cinematography | Hisaki Sanbongi |
| Editing | Nobuhiko Obayashi |
| Music | Kosuke Yamashita |
| Production design | Kôichi Takeuchi |
| Sound | Makoto Uchida |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q85882001 |
| IMDb | tt10657812 |
| TMDB | 616538 |
Additional data: TMDB.
