Kueki ressha   2012   Japan The Drudgery Train
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Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita
Studio:Matchpoint
Writer:Kenta Nishimura, Shinji Imaoka
IMDb Rating:6.5 (58 votes)
Awards:2 nominations
Genre:Drama
Duration:112 min
Languages:Japanese
IMDb:2127305
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Nobuhiro Yamashita  ...  (Director)
Kenta Nishimura, Shinji Imaoka  ...  (Writer)
 
Mirai Moriyama  ...  Kanta Kitamachi
Kengo Kôra  ...  Shoji Kusakabe
Atsuko Maeda  ...  Yasuko Sakurai
Makita Sports  ...  
Tomorowo Taguchi  ...  
Shinco  ...  Composer
Yoshihiro Ikeuchi  ...  Cinematographer
Takashi Sato  ...  Editor
Kôji Tsujimoto  ...  
Comments: Memo to self: never watch another film where Mirai Moriyama figures prominently.

Summary: Based on an autobiographical novel by Kenta Nishimura, Nobuhiro Yamashita's film about a junior high grad (Mirai Moriyama) with zero social skills and prospects rejects "slacker comedy" formula, including the commandment that its subject be sympathetic. The no-hope hero, however, is capable of surprising — and ends up being likable in his sheer cussedness.


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