Beck (2010)

Director:

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Writers:

Harold Sakuishi (manga), Tetsuya Oishi (screenplay)

Stars:

Hiro Mizushima, Kenta Kiritani, Aoi Nakamura

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hiro Mizushima	...	Ryusuke Minami
Kenta Kiritani	...	Chiba
Aoi Nakamura	...	Saku
Osamu Mukai	...	Taira
Takeru Sato	...	Yukio 'Koyuki' Tanaka
Shioli Kutsuna	...	Maho Minami (as Shiori Kutsuna)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yuta Furukawa	...	Yoshito Shoseki
Shin'ichi Hatori
Naoki Kawano	...	Togo
Sari Kurauchi	...	Hiromi Masuoka
Cinqué Lee	...	Leon Sykes
Floyd Lee	...	John Lee Davidson
Yûji Masuda
Yuki Matsushita	...	Kazuo Sato
Kensei Mikami	...	Eiji Kimura

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

one word title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

4 September 2010 (Japan)

Filming Locations:

Niigata, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

D.N. Dream Partners, Kodansha, Monster Ultra

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spun-off from Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (2004)

User Reviews

There will be singing right? RIGHT?

The movie itself was not terrible, it was filmed rather well, and the merging of elements in the plot can be forgiven as the need to save time and make the plot less complex is necessary for most adaptation films.

However there is one gigantic glaring flaw in this movie that I can not overlook or downplay in anyway. The main character, Koyuki, never once sings throughout the entire movie. The base of this series is the singing of the main character, which never happens, instead you get to watch him mouth words silently, in what I assume is a desperate attempt to hide the actors inability to sing (in English perhaps?).

All in all this really ruined the movie for me, how can I watch an adaptation of one of my favorite manga's where the main character doesn't do the thing he is best at and acclaimed for. So, if you were looking forward to hearing Koyuki sing, you're better off watching the anime or fantasizing about it in your head, this movie will not satisfy on that account.