Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
September 19, 1956
Overview
Produced by Shochiku’s all-star cast as a commemorative film to mark the completion of the “Shochiku Kaikan” in Tsukiji, Tokyo, this movie introduces both the Shochiku Ofuna and Kyoto studios. Part One focuses on the studio’s behind-the-scenes staff: set designers, prop masters, and lighting technicians. Part Two presents a digest-style overview of the process surrounding a young woman who auditions for the “New Faces” program, from the auditions to her debut as an actress.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in United States right now.
Cast
More like this
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Making Squid Game: The Challenge
2023
The Director and the Jedi
2018
The Matrix Revisited
2001
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023
The Pixar Story
2007
Pompo the Cinephile
2021
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
The Making of Star Wars
1977
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
The Walking Dead: The Return
2024
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010
Maria by Callas
2017
One Million Yen Girl
2008