Life Back Then

Life Back Then (アントキノイノチ) is a Japanese film from 2011 directed by Takahisa Zeze. It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada.

Cast

 * Masaki Okada, as Kyohei Nagashima
 * Nana Eikura, as Yuki Kubota
 * Taizo Harada, as coworker Saso
 * Tori Matsuzaka, as Shintaro Matsui
 * Akira Emoto, Masashi Inoue
 * Shingo Tsurumi, as Atsushi Furuta
 * Kanji Tsuda
 * Yoshiko Miyazaki, as Michiko

Filming
Filming was scheduled to commence in March 2011 at locations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Tokyo. Filming was completed by the end of April 2011.

Release
Life Back Then made its worldwide debut in the "World Competition" segment of the 35th Montreal World Film Festival. It made its premiere screening there on 19 August 2011. Furthermore, it was announced on 8 September 2011 that Life Back Then will be participating in the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival and the 16th Busan International Film Festival. In the 16th Busan International Film Festival, the film was showcased under the "A Window on Asian Cinema" program at the festival, which was held from 6 to 14 October 2011. It was also showcased at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 24 October 2011.