is a 2016 Japanese
crime comedy-
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Kazuya Shiraishi and written by Junya Ikegami.
It was released in Japan by
Toei and
Nikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio, founded in 1912 during the silent film era. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literal ...
on June 25, 2016.
Plot
Cast
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Gō Ayano as Yoichi Moroboshi
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*Yukio Ueno
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Haruna Yabuki
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Tomoya Nakamura
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Katsuya
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Ayumu Saitō
is a Japanese playwright, director, actor, and theatre producer. He is represented with Knockout. He is the director of the Japan Directors Association.
Filmography Stage
Films
Anime films
Direct-to-video
TV dramas
; 1999
; 2001
; 2 ...
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Munetaka Aoki
is a Japanese actor. He played Sanosuke Sagara in the live action adaptation of the manga and anime series '' Rurouni Kenshin''. He is married to Japanese actress and model Yūka.
Filmography
Film
*'' Battle Royale II'' (2003)
*''Fly, Daddy, ...
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Pierre Taki
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Nakamura Shidō II
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Go Jibiki
Reception
On its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, the film was eight-placed in both admissions, with 51,950, and in gross, with . On its second weekend it remained in eighth place in admissions and also in gross with . On its third weekend, it dropped to ninth place by admissions and to tenth place by gross, with .
As of July 10, 2016, the film had grossed in Japan.
James Hadfield of ''
The Japan Times
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History
''The Japan Times'' was launched b ...
'' gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying the film "is a shade off" and that "the director has attempted to fashion a blackly comic caper from a story that would probably have benefitted from a grittier approach."
References
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2010s Japanese films
Toei Company films
Nikkatsu films
Japanese crime comedy-drama films
2010s crime comedy-drama films
Films directed by Kazuya Shiraishi
2016 comedy films
2016 drama films
2010s Japanese-language films
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