The Story of Yonosuke

A Story of Yonosuke
Directed byShūichi Okita
Screenplay byShirō Maeda
Based onYokomichi Yonosuke
by Shūichi Yoshida
Produced byToshikazu Nishigaya
StarringKengo Kora
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Sōsuke Ikematsu
Ayumi Itō
Gō Ayano
CinematographyRyūto Kondō
Distributed byShowgate Inc.
Release date
  • February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23) (Japan)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

A Story of Yonosuke (横道世之介, Yokomichi Yonosuke) is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Shūichi Okita.[1][2] The theme song is called "Ima wo Ikite" (今を生きて, Living in the Now) and is performed by Asian Kung-Fu Generation.[3]

The film was shown at the 13th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection in June 2013.[4] It premiered in America on July 13, 2013 at the New York Asian Film Festival[5][6] and has also made an appearance at the San Diego Asian Film Festival[7] and the Japanese Film Festival in Australia.[8]

  1. ^ Shiso (8 February 2013). "Kora Kengo & Yoshitaka Yuriko attend the film premiere for 'Yokomichi Yonosuke'". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. ^ 横道世之介. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  3. ^ ""アジカン、映画「横道世之介」主題歌"今を生きて"を2月にシングル・リリース"". Tower Records Japan. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. ^ Stephen Cremin (24 February 2013). "Nippon Connection reconnects". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ^ Japan Society. "A Story of Yonosuke". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Schedule". New York Asian Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ "A Story of Yonosuke". San Diego Asian Film Festival 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  8. ^ "A Story of Yonosuke (横道世之介)". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.