Director Kiyoshi Sasabe (My So Has Depression) is no stranger to dark narratives, and his latest, Tokyo Refugees, could be his darkest yet. Based on the many seedy and sad things you may have heard about Tokyo, the film aims to encapsulate the despair of existing outside the grid, as well as exposing the criminal and heartless world beneath the techno-glitter and polite conventions. Although the film is clumsy in its representation of the extreme bad that can befall anyone, it is still a powerful reminder that these events happen every day.Slacker student Osamu's estranged father suddenly flees from debt, leaving him expelled from University and evicted from his apartment. Not really knowing what to do with his limited cash flow, he quickly squanders it, spiraling...
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- 12/8/2014
- Screen Anarchy
The official website for Kiyoshi Sasabe’s The Legacy of the Sun (Nichirin no Isan) has been updated with a 50-second teaser trailer.
Based on a 1993 novel by Naoki Award-winner Jiro Sato, the film revolves around a top secret mission to hide Japanese treasures near the conclusion of World War II which would currently be valued at around 200 trillion yen.
Masato Sakai stars as Major Mashiba, an intelligence officer with Japan’s Imperial Guard. Together with First Lieutenant Koizumi (Seiji Fukushi) and Master Sergeant Mochizuki (Shido Nakamura), Mashiba attempts to execute secret orders to hide the treasures from the occupying forces of Douglas MacArthur in the hopes of funding the nation’s reconstruction at some point in the future.
Out of necessity, 20 young schoolgirls are enlisted to help with the mission without being informed of the details. Yusuke Santamaria plays the girls’ teacher and Kaoru Yachigusa plays one of the girls in the present day.
Based on a 1993 novel by Naoki Award-winner Jiro Sato, the film revolves around a top secret mission to hide Japanese treasures near the conclusion of World War II which would currently be valued at around 200 trillion yen.
Masato Sakai stars as Major Mashiba, an intelligence officer with Japan’s Imperial Guard. Together with First Lieutenant Koizumi (Seiji Fukushi) and Master Sergeant Mochizuki (Shido Nakamura), Mashiba attempts to execute secret orders to hide the treasures from the occupying forces of Douglas MacArthur in the hopes of funding the nation’s reconstruction at some point in the future.
Out of necessity, 20 young schoolgirls are enlisted to help with the mission without being informed of the details. Yusuke Santamaria plays the girls’ teacher and Kaoru Yachigusa plays one of the girls in the present day.
- 2/16/2011
- Nippon Cinema
Earlier today, it was announced that Nichirin no Isan, a 1993 novel by Naoki Award-winner Jiro Sato (58) will be made into a film starring Masato Sakai (36).
The novel, which has sold over 500,000 copies to date, revolves around a top secret mission to hide Japanese treasures currently valued at a staggering 200 trillion yen near the conclusion of World War II. Sakai will play Major Mashiba, an intelligence officer with Japan’s Imperial Guard. Together with First Lieutenant Koizumi (Seiji Fukushi) and Master Sergeant Mochizuki (Shido Nakamura), Mashiba attempts to execute secret orders to hide these valuable treasures from the occupying forces of Douglas MacArthur in the hopes of funding the nation’s reconstruction at some point in the future.
Out of necessity, 20 young girls are enlisted to help with the mission without being informed of the details. Yusuke Santamaria (39) will play the girls’ teacher and Kaoru Yachigusa (79) will play one of the girls in the present day.
The novel, which has sold over 500,000 copies to date, revolves around a top secret mission to hide Japanese treasures currently valued at a staggering 200 trillion yen near the conclusion of World War II. Sakai will play Major Mashiba, an intelligence officer with Japan’s Imperial Guard. Together with First Lieutenant Koizumi (Seiji Fukushi) and Master Sergeant Mochizuki (Shido Nakamura), Mashiba attempts to execute secret orders to hide these valuable treasures from the occupying forces of Douglas MacArthur in the hopes of funding the nation’s reconstruction at some point in the future.
Out of necessity, 20 young girls are enlisted to help with the mission without being informed of the details. Yusuke Santamaria (39) will play the girls’ teacher and Kaoru Yachigusa (79) will play one of the girls in the present day.
- 4/23/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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