Fine, Totally Fine (2008)

A tragicomedy about two listless friends who fall for the same girl and try to find out what they want from their life.

Director:

Yosuke Fujita

Writer:

Yosuke Fujita (screenplay)

Stars:

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yoshino Kimura, Yoshinori Okada

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa	...	Teuro Tohyama
Yoshino Kimura	...	Akari Kinoshita
Yoshinori Okada	...	Hisanobu Komori
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yûka Arai
Noriko Eguchi	...	Umezawa
Takao Handa
Tsuyoshi Honma
Shima Ise	...	Tomoko
Keizô Kanie	...	Eitaro
Kitarô	...	Kurita
Seminosuke Murasugi
Toshie Negishi	...	Toyohara
Ichirô Ogura	...	Kotaro
Kayoko Shiraishi
Naoki Tanaka	...	Yuhara

Storyline

Approaching thirty, three eccentric male friends try hard to realize their dreams and have their aspirations come to fruition. In their case, it is even more difficult than usual. Despite being mates the three are quite different from one another except they fall for the same girl. She has her own issues as well.

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Plot Keywords:

cd | songwriter | map | nara japan | beer | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Two of the three friends are seen walking around Nara, Japan and doing touristic things.

User Reviews

Either Side Of The World

This is a small film in that it is about a few people and the film just goes along slowly, but there is an unusual poetic sense to it. Teruo is 29 and a tree pruner who also delights in scaring people and wants to open up "The Ultimate Haunted House". Akari watches a homeless woman who displays dolls outside her ramshackle dwelling. Akari paints pictures of her. She gets a job as an orderly at a clinic and is a total klutz and resigns. She ends up working with Teruo's father's bookshop, as the father, seemingly needing a break from life, takes a trip. There are also side characters, including a young man with half of his face covered in a rash. This film is a seemingly nonchalant view of the human condition, of acceptance of those who are "different" and a search for happiness that may be just within reach. This is not a mainstream film, it is slow moving, with intermittent comedic flourishes, but it is very well made. You feel better about yourself after watching it and that is some ringing endorsement.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

26 January 2008 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Fine, Totally Fine

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,217

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pony Canyon, Style Jam, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1