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ADRIFT IN TOKYO by Satoshi Miki, Japan, 2007, Comedy, 101 minutes
Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a university student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. So Fukuhara makes a proposition: He will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to walk with him across Tokyo to the police station of Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal. Thus begins their journey which will lead them to various unusual encounters, most of all with themselves. Based on the original novel by Naoki Prize winner Yoshinaga Fujita comes a fascinating, humorous and wildly clever film that is sure to charm you.
Stars Joe Odagiri Tomokazu Miura, Kuoko Koizumi and Yuriko Yoshitaka
Festivals: Udine Far East Festival, New York Asian Film Festival, Neufchatel International Fantasy Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival…
Awards: Best Script, Special Mention, Fantasia International Film Festival / Best Supporting Actor, Kinema Junpo Awards
The DVD is Region 1, includes English and French subtitles, as well as special features. Recycled cardboard and plastic digipack with booklet, in compostable plastic wrapping.
ADRIFT IN TOKYO by Satoshi Miki, Japan, 2007, Comedy, 101 minutes
Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a university student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. So Fukuhara makes a proposition: He will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to walk with him across Tokyo to the police station of Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal. Thus begins their journey which will lead them to various unusual encounters, most of all with themselves. Based on the original novel by Naoki Prize winner Yoshinaga Fujita comes a fascinating, humorous and wildly clever film that is sure to charm you.
Stars Joe Odagiri Tomokazu Miura, Kuoko Koizumi and Yuriko Yoshitaka
Festivals: Udine Far East Festival, New York Asian Film Festival, Neufchatel International Fantasy Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival…
Awards: Best Script, Special Mention, Fantasia International Film Festival / Best Supporting Actor, Kinema Junpo Awards
The DVD is Region 1, includes English and French subtitles, as well as special features. Recycled cardboard and plastic digipack with booklet, in compostable plastic wrapping.
