八代目市川染五郎 密着3650日～12歳・若武者が生まれるとき～

Includes footage of the oral presentation of the third generation of Ichikawa Somegoro VIII and others. In June 2007, when he was two years old at the Kabuki-za theatre, he played the chivalrous Harusamegasa in his first appearance under his real name 'Fujimasai'. Koshiro Matsumoto IX says he started jumping around in the middle of the day and was made to study without knowing he wanted to play Benkei Rokkata By the age of four, he had become Kintaro Matsumoto IV and is now Somegoro Ichikawa VIII. The film presents 10 years of close-up footage.

Directed by —, 八代目市川染五郎 密着3650日～12歳・若武者が生まれるとき～ leans on a strong ensemble — Shun Oguri, Somegoro Ichikawa, Matsumoto Kōshirō X — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2018.