Tenten (2007)

Takemura has no friends and no family. He's a student but he doesn't have any particular ambitions. In other words, he isn't going anywhere fast. Were all this not enough, the sorry sad ... See full summary »

Director:

Satoshi Miki

Writers:

Yoshinaga Fujita (novel), Satoshi Miki (screenplay)

Stars:

Joe Odagiri, Tomokazu Miura, Kyôko Koizumi

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Joe Odagiri	...	Fumiya Takemura
Tomokazu Miura	...	Aiichiro Fukuhara
Kyôko Koizumi	...	Makiko
Yuriko Yoshitaka	...	Fufumi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kumiko Asô	...	Mikaduki Shizuka
Eri Fuse	...	Sendai
Kami Hiraiwa	...	Naomi
Tomoko Hirata
Leona Hirota	...	Kaburagi (as Reona Hirota)
Yoshizumi Ishihara	...	Young Man of Jelly Shop
Mitsuko Ishii	...	Tatako
Ryô Iwamatsu	...	Kunimatsu
Akiko Kazami	...	Old Lady Walking Backwards
Ittoku Kishibe	...	Himself
Miyuki Komagata

Storyline

Takemura has no friends and no family. He's a student but he doesn't have any particular ambitions. In other words, he isn't going anywhere fast. Were all this not enough, the sorry sad sack has a debt of 800,000 yen. Fukuhara, a surly debt collector with a glorious mullet, is on his case. After roughing Takemura up, he gives him an ultimatum-72 hours to pay up, or else. Takemura barely has his wits about him again when he runs across Fukuhara a second time, and this time the thug has a different proposal-a walk. That's right, in exchange for a million yen, Takemura must accompany Fukuhara on a walk across the city of Tokyo. Starting in a distant corner of the city, they begin their trek towards downtown, striking up a conversation. It's at this point that Fukuhara admits that he's recently killed his wife, and intends to turn himself in at Kasumagaseki police station-because, he says, it's the finest in town. The pair's itinerary, however, is hardly a quick and direct one. The ...

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Plot Keywords:

heads or tails coin toss | walk | walking | stroll | strolling | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

10 November 2007 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Adrift in Tokyo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Style Jam, Geneon Entertainment, Zak Corp.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Fumiya Takemura: There's something wrong with him!
Makiko: I know! His anus must be missing a crease.
Aiichiro Fukuhara: uh...
Fumiya Takemura: ...what?
Makiko: What's the matter?
Aiichiro Fukuhara: Well...
Makiko: Don't you say, 'Your anus is missing a crease'?

User Reviews

Bonding between two men in japan, in a father and son like relationship

This is basically a bonding film with two guys, where they build a relationship by going from point A to point B. And for the most part it's a fascinating and intriguing journey that has a lot of reference to Japanese culture and entertainment. The plot revolves around a guy that is in debt and gets in trouble with the debt collector. Later the debt collector gives him a solution to the problem, by going on a walk with him to a specific destination he would give him a lot of money. The main reason that interested me on the journey was the question why the debt collector would choose that man to go on a walk with him. I really liked the style and direction of this movie, especially with it's awkward scenarios and awkward humor in this. It pretty much was a engaging movie all the way through, mainly because of the direction of it all. To anyone who enjoys watching Japanese style and humor while going from point A to point B without it being dull, should check this movie out.

8/10