Fly with the Gold (2012)
"Ôgon o daite tobe" (original title)

Director:

Kazuyuki Izutsu

Writers:

Kaoru Takamura (based on the novel by), Yasuhiro Yoshida (screenplay),

Stars:

Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tadanobu Asano, Kenta Kiritani

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Satoshi Tsumabuki	...	Koda
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tadanobu Asano	...	Kitagawa
Kenta Kiritani	...	Noda
Junpei Mizobata	...	Haruki
Toshiyuki Nishida
Shigeru Okuse
Miya Sakimoto
Chang-min Shim	...	Momo
Roald Smeets	...	Google

Storyline

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 November 2012 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Fly with the Gold

Company Credits

Production Co:

nkt Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Damage"
performed by Namie Amuro

User Reviews

Many better bank robbery films out there

A-list acting, B-movie intentions, C-grade novel with D for scriptwriting. I confess I saw this without English subtitles, but subs are not likely to change my comment. A high-rated film starts with a good story, second in importance is the quality of the visual experience, third in importance is acting because actors almost always do their job with more actors available than roles available. This film has it all reversed. The script makes the film way too long. How many professional critics keep saying this about nearly every Japanese film, but current films still are overly long compared with those of the Japanese golden age of film? Far too much screen time was spent on the clumsy robbery and too little on the background of characters that are supposed to be what makes the source novel unique. I was disappointed at the end because the source novel relies on a concealed truth I consider my second most hated plot device in Asian films. Only amnesia I hate more. Doubly disappointing was the short time allotted to the crime's aftermath after wasting so much screen time on what came before. The film takes its time and then hastens to the end.

Unless you are a fan of the starring actors, there are far better crime films to be seen.