is a 2019 Japanese political and comedy film directed by

Kōki Mitani is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director and was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi. He was named after '' Taihō Kōki'', the youngest sumo wrestler to become yokozuna. He studied dramatics at Nihon ...

. It stars Kiichi Nakai. Mitani wrote a script for a similar political drama series '' Sōrito Yobanaide'' aired on

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in 1997.

Plot

The main character of the film is the prime minister, who is hated by the people as he is a corrupt politician. One day, a stone thrown by a man who hates Prime Minister Keisuke Kuroda hits Kuroda's head, causing memory loss; he wakes up in a hospital. He watches TV and is surprised to find out that he is the prime minister hated by people.

Cast

Kiichi Nakai is a Japanese actor. His name was given by Yasujirō Ozu. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the ...

as the Prime Minister Keisuke Kuroda *

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as Isaka * Yuriko Ishida as Satoko Kuroda *

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as Nozomi Banba * Yuki Saito as Suga-san * Takashi Yamaguchi *

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as Heitarō Ōzeki *

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* Takaya Sakoda * Zen Kajihara * Takashi Kobayashi *

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* Yoshimasa Kondō * Kazuki Iio * Junpei Gotō * Jay Kabira *

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* Yumiko Udō as a news presenter *

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as Atsuhiko Kuroda *

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* Rolly Teranishi *

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as Various Voices * Emma Miyazawa as Jet Wada *

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as Akane Yamanishi *

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as the president of the United States *

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as Daigo Tsurumaru * Kōichi Satō as Tasuku Furugōri

Awards

Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''. Categories *Best Picture *Best International Picture *Best Animated Picture (since 2017) *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Supporting Actor *Best Supporting Actress *Best New Artist ...

Best Actor : Kiichi Nakai *

Blue Ribbon Awards The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan. The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers. In 1961, the six major Japane ...

Best Actor : Kiichi Nakai

References

External links

Kioku ni Gozaimasen at Toho
2019 films 2010s Japanese-language films Japanese comedy films Japanese political films 2019 comedy films 2010s Japanese films Films produced by Kazutoshi Wadakura {{2010s-Japan-film-stub