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is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike
. It is based on the autobiographical novel
Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai: Bōkyō, written by Riichi Nakaba.
Takashi Miike
is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions...
. It is based on the autobiographical novel
Autobiographical novel
An autobiographical novel is a form of novel using autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fiction elements. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction...
Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai: Bōkyō, written by Riichi Nakaba.
Cast
- Takeshi Caesar as Riichi's uncle
- Setsuko KarasumaSetsuko Karasumais an actress and model born on 3 February 1955 in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. She attended Chukyo University, but left before finishing. She is employed by the From First Production talent agency. Karasuma made her debut as a Clarion Girl in 1980, moving quickly into the gravure idol scene...
as Riichi's mother - Yuki Nagata as Riichi
- Toshikazu Nakaba
- Akihiro Shimizu as Nakamura
- Matsunosuke Shofukutei as Riichi's grandfather
- Saki TakaokaSaki Takaokais a Japanese actress. Yōsuke Yamashita, a jazz pianist is her uncle. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Hochi Film Award for Crest of Betrayal.- Filmography :* cf girl * Swimming Upstream...
as Miss Itō - Naoto TakenakaNaoto Takenakais a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director from Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture affiliated with From First Production. He is married to idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi.-Director:*Munō no Hito *119...
as Riichi's father - Yoshinori Yasuda as Sada