Top 19 movies like Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a rare glimpse into the life of one of Japan’s most acclaimed screen directors. Includes archival footage from 49 of the films he produced during his career at Shochiku.

はじまりのみち is of 1 hour(s) and 36 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Shochiku. It was released on 2013-06-01. It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

1. In His Chart (神様のカルテ)

In His Chart

There is a degree of realism when a professional in the field writes about his vocation and such is the case here. Adopted from a novel written by a doctor and set in Nagano, doctor Kuriharai is overwhelmed by the number and variety of patients he has to see due to a shortage of physicians where he practices. He aspires to work somewhere more convenient, specialize and see more of his wife, but faces a dilemma many other doctors experience.

It has an average vote of 4.625 on TMDB.

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2. Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky

A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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3. Hours

Hours

A father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

It has an average vote of 6.629 on TMDB.

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4. Bird Thongchai Concert #1/1988 Kao-Lao Thongchai (Mai-Ngok) (Bird Thongchai Concert #1/1988 เกาเหลาธงไชย (ไม่งอก))

Bird Thongchai Concert #1/1988 Kao-Lao Thongchai (Mai-Ngok)

Relive the magic of Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre's captivating performance at Bangkok Youth Center in 1988

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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5. way

way

San Francisco filmmaker Konrad Steiner took 12 years to complete a montage cycle set to the late Leslie Scalapino’s most celebrated poem, way—a sprawling book-length odyssey of shardlike urban impressions, fraught with obliquely felt social and sexual tensions. Six stylistically distinctive films for each section of way, using sources ranging from Kodachrome footage of sun-kissed S.F. street scenes to internet clips of the Iraq war to a fragmented Fred Astaire dance number.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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6. Little Pond in Main Street (거리 속 작은 연못)

Little Pond in Main Street

Street vendors in Korea are almost like a national institution, they are so widespread and relied upon. In Little Pond in Main Street a group of vendors band together to create a community radio station but come into conflict with other groups, as well as the government trying to shut them down.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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7. Ballerina Boys

Ballerina Boys

Discover Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo , an all-male company that for 45 years has offered audiences their passion for ballet classics mixed with exuberant comedy. With every step they poke fun at their strictly gendered art form.

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

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8. Circle

Circle

This short film follows a man lost in the woods driven by his fear of the unknown.

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

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9. Cherrie - ut ur mörkret (Cherrie - ut ur mörkret)

Cherrie - ut ur mörkret

(Cherrie - ut ur mörkret)

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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10. Hacked Circuit

Hacked Circuit

A single-shot portrait of the Foley process, revealing multiple layers of fabrication and imposition, which is dedicated to Walter Murch and "Ed Snowden."

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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11. A Good Life (Een goed leven)

A Good Life

Helen suddenly finds herself penniless and without a home after the death of her well to do husband who has overdrawn his credit account. She rents a room with a common area for all the tenants living in that place. There she met Joeri, an adorable and cute gay rent boy who also resides in that apartment. They bond a special friendship but a one night stand might ruin it all. Is there any chance Helen might be happy again?

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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12. Anyplace But Here

Anyplace But Here

A documentary part of CBS reports. The plight of mental patients fit for discharge, but who find themselves thrust into communities unprepared to treat or accept them is the focus of this documentary narrated by Bill Moyers. The dilemma of being as scared of getting well as of remaining ill and facing a world with no home or job to go to is vividly portrayed as the film follows three patients as they move into rare transition programs.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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13. Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 (Ρόδα Τσάντα και Κοπάνα 3)

Wheel, Bag and Truants 3

(Ρόδα Τσάντα και Κοπάνα 3)

It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

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14. Happy Husbands (ഹാപ്പി ഹസ്ബന്‍ഡ്‌സ്)

Happy Husbands

Mukundan Menon runs a magazine called Kerala Today. He is a normal husband who loves his wife Krishnendu a lot, but she is too possessive about him. She thinks he is not very expressive about his feelings, and is always worried that he might one day fall for some other beautiful girl. Rahul is just the opposite. He is extremely romantic and never comes home without some cute gifts for his wife, Shreya. But she doesn't know that, behind her back, her darling husband is dying to flirt with every woman that he sees. John Mathai is a photographer in Mukundan's publication. He was neither interested in girls nor keen to get married until he met Sereena . It is into the lives of these three couples that a bar singer, Diana, arrives and things take some interesting turns.

It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.

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15. The Inertia Variations

The Inertia Variations

Matt Johnson of the English band THE THE, has remained silent as a singer / songwriter for years. Now he attempts to challenge contemporary politics through his own 12 hour live radio broadcast. But sudden grief and a request to write a new song reveals old demons of inertia and bereavement.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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16. Invasion

Invasion

Routine tests on a traffic accident victim lead to shocking discoveries when the man's blood is found to be unidentifiable and x-rays reveal a disc embedded in his brain. His fabulous tale of being an escaped prisoner from an alien spaceship takes a turn for the sinister when the hospital staff realise that they're under a state of siege...

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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17. I Have Two Wives (내 아내는 둘이다)

I Have Two Wives

Min-ji is an ordinary housewife with a dark secret. Unlike the wishes of her husband, In-gyu, who has a business running resorts, they don't have a child yet. They've tried test tubes and home remedies, but nothing has worked. Her husband and her in-laws finally decide to get a surrogate mother, and Min-ji has no choice but to agree to it, as she is worn out from their pressure. Hometown friend Jeong-ah comes knocking on the door. Min-ji is uneasy with Jeong-ah around, as she knows her past secrets, including the time she lived with someone else and had an abortion. On the other hand, In-gyu has completely fallen for bold and sexy Jeong-ah. Like a crow that nests in another's nest, Jeong-ah takes over Min-ji's place slowly and gradually. Min-ji is driven into a corner, so she meets Jeong-ah's husband, Joo-sik, to stop her. However, she falls for his trap and is used to replace his wife who ran away from home.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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18. Footlight Glamour

Footlight Glamour

Mr. Dithers is trying to encourage a businessman to build a war-time manufacturing plant on land he owns while Dagwood tries to prevent the businessman from learning his daughter is involved in a local theatre production.

It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.

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19. Hot Beach Babe Aims to Please

Hot Beach Babe Aims to Please

Jillian Mayer takes a walk on the beach. As she enters the camera’s frame, a swarm of cursors follow and stalk her as she moves.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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