Adrift in Tokyo (film 2007)
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Adrift in Tokyo is a 2007 Japanese film based on a novel by Yoshinaga Fujita
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for 8 years and owes money to loan shark
s. 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 for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal. Thus begins their journey. Based on the original novel by the 125th Naoki Prize
winner Yoshinaga Fujita
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Mark Schilling, The Japan Times
Jay Seaver, eFilmCritic
David Austin, Cinema Strikes Back
Todd Brown, Twichfilm
Russell Edwards, Variety
Aaron Hillis, The Village Voice
Emer Schlosser, Inside E Online
Other Reviews :
Yoshinaga Fujita
is an award-winning Japanese novelist and screenwriter.-Novels:* Adrift in Tokyo * A Laughing Frog * Territory of Love -Screenwriting:* Adrift in Tokyo...
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Synopsis
Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a studentStudent
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
for 8 years and owes money to loan shark
Loan shark
A loan shark is a person or body that offers unsecured loans at illegally high interest rates to individuals, often enforcing repayment by blackmail or threats of violence....
s. 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
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
to the police station of Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal. Thus begins their journey. Based on the original novel by the 125th Naoki Prize
Naoki Prize
The Naoki Prize is a Japanese literary award presented semiannually. The official name is Naoki Sanjugo Prize. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the Bungeishunjū magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo...
winner Yoshinaga Fujita
Yoshinaga Fujita
is an award-winning Japanese novelist and screenwriter.-Novels:* Adrift in Tokyo * A Laughing Frog * Territory of Love -Screenwriting:* Adrift in Tokyo...
.
Cast
- Joe OdagiriJoe Odagiri, born is a Japanese actor.-Career:Commonly known just as Odajō, and also known for his unusual hairstyle and eclectic style of dressing, he is the epitome of Cool Japan...
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) as Fumiya Takemura - Tomokazu MiuraTomokazu Miurais a Japanese actor. Born January 28, 1952 in Enzan, Yamanashi, his real name is Miura Minoru . He attended Hino high school in Tokyo, and married actress and singer Momoe Yamaguchi in 1980...
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, Heaven's Door, Flowers in the Shadow) as Aiichiro Fukuhara - Kyôko KoizumiKyoko Koizumi' is a Japanese singer and actress. Her music is released through Victor Entertainment . She is also known by the nickname Kyon Kyon. She had singles reach the Top ten for 12 consecutive years between 1983 and 1994, a female solo artist record, until this was broken by Namie Amuro...
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, Tokyo Sonata) as Makiko - Yuriko YoshitakaYuriko Yoshitakais a Japanese actress who is represented by the Japanese agency Amuse.-Career:Yoshitaka made her acting debut in 2006. She was given the lead role in the live-action adaptation of Hitomi Kanehara's award-winning novel Snakes and Earrings in 2007...
(Cyborg Girl), as Fufumi
Credits
- Director: Satoshi Miki (Damejin, Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected, The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia)
- Writer (Screenplay) : Satoshi Miki (Damejin, Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected, The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia)
- Writer (Novel) : Yoshinaga FujitaYoshinaga Fujitais an award-winning Japanese novelist and screenwriter.-Novels:* Adrift in Tokyo * A Laughing Frog * Territory of Love -Screenwriting:* Adrift in Tokyo...
- Cinematographer : Souhei Tanigawa
- Editor : Nobuyuki Takahashi
- Sound : Mitsuru Seya
- Production Designer : Keiko Mitsumatsu
- Production Companies : Aoi Promotion, Geneon Entertainment and Style Jam
Festivals
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Far East Festival 2008 - New York Asian Film FestivalNew York Asian Film FestivalThe New York Asian Film Festival was first held in 2002, growing out of the previous year's New York Korean Film Festival...
2008 - Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival 2008
- Fantasia FestivalFantasia FestivalFantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996...
2008 - Raindance Film FestivalRaindance Film FestivalRaindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...
2008 - Toronto Reel Asian International Film FestivalToronto Reel Asian International Film FestivalThe Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, devoted to Asian cinema, specifically the cinematic works of East and Southeast Asia, as well as those by Asian-Canadian and Asian-American filmmakers....
2008 - Closing Film - Ottawa International Film FestivalOttawa International Film FestivalThe Ottawa International Film Festival is an Ottawa-based, publicly-attended film festival that held its first annual competition in 2010. The festival runs annually for five days at the end of August. The festival screens shorts and feature length films of any genre and of any country of origin...
Awards
- Fantasia International Film Festival: Best Script (Satoshi Miki); Special Mention (Jo Odagiri and Tomokazu Miura)
- Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Tomokazu Miura)
International Release
- Japan : November 10, 2007
- Canada : Montreal : April 10, 2009 - (DÉRIVE À TOKYO) Toronto : May 1, 2009 & Vancouver : May 22, 2009
Reviews
- “Satoshi Miki makes a Masterpiece. ...Miki puts together a great comedy from start to finish.”
Mark Schilling, The Japan Times
The Japan Times
The Japan Times is an English language newspaper published in Japan. Unlike its competitors, the Daily Yomiuri and the International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun, it is not affiliated with a Japanese language media organization...
- “Together, (Odagiri & Miura) make for good cinematic company. Their trip through Tokyo shows us the city from a perspective we may not have seen and reminds us that the world is full of small and large beauties...”
Jay Seaver, eFilmCritic
- “... has the kind of low-key, effortless charm that most movies sweat for. ... it is a masterpiece of throwaway lines and little oddities. This is a lovely film that should not be missed.”
David Austin, Cinema Strikes Back
- “...one of the five best films in the world for 2008. It’s just as good on second viewing. ...a meandering, quirky and surprisingly beautiful piece of work that perfectly balances humour and emotion.”
Todd Brown, Twichfilm
- “...a droll charmer. ... gently but heartily amusing throughout...”
Russell Edwards, Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
- “... a comic stroll that is indeed aimless, but consciously, introspectively, and out-of-left-field hilariously so.”
Aaron Hillis, The Village Voice
- “...before I knew it I was hooked in and in step with two characters as they lead me on a walking tour of Tokyo and their pasts.”
Emer Schlosser, Inside E Online
Other Reviews :
Technical specifications
- Original Title : Tenten
- Origin Country : Japan
- Format: 35 mm
- Duration: 101 min
- Color
- Sound: Dolby SRD