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Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats

Original title: Fukufukusou no Fukuchan
  • 20142014
  • 1h 50m
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Fukufukusou no Fukuchan (2014)
  • Comedy
32-year-old Tatsuo Fukuda, nickname "Fuku-chan" (Miyuki Oshima), is a painter who lives in a run-down apartment complex called Fukufuku Flats. He has been a resident ever since he moved to T... Read all32-year-old Tatsuo Fukuda, nickname "Fuku-chan" (Miyuki Oshima), is a painter who lives in a run-down apartment complex called Fukufuku Flats. He has been a resident ever since he moved to Tokyo after graduating from junior high school in rural Tochigi Prefecture, and has held th... Read all32-year-old Tatsuo Fukuda, nickname "Fuku-chan" (Miyuki Oshima), is a painter who lives in a run-down apartment complex called Fukufuku Flats. He has been a resident ever since he moved to Tokyo after graduating from junior high school in rural Tochigi Prefecture, and has held the same job the whole time. He spends his days working up a sweat painting buildings, his n... Read all
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  • Director
    • Yosuke Fujita(attached)
  • Writer
    • Yosuke Fujita
  • Stars
    • Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
    • Kanji Furutachi
    • Kami Hiraiwa
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  • Director
    • Yosuke Fujita(attached)
  • Writer
    • Yosuke Fujita
  • Stars
    • Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
    • Kanji Furutachi
    • Kami Hiraiwa
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    • 23Critic reviews
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    Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
    • Shimacchias Shimacchi
    Kanji Furutachi
    Kanji Furutachi
    Kami Hiraiwa
    Asato Iida
    Toshiyuki Kitami
    Mei Kurokawa
    Asami Mizukawa
    • Chiho Sugiuraas Chiho Sugiura
    Miyuki Ohshima
    • Fuku-chanas Fuku-chan
    Tateto Serizawa
      Kimie Shingyôji
      Kazumasa Taguchi
      Yûki Tokunaga
      Maho Yamada
      Takeshi Yamamoto
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      32-year-old Tatsuo Fukuda, nickname "Fuku-chan" (Miyuki Oshima), is a painter who lives in a run-down apartment complex called Fukufuku Flats. He has been a resident ever since he moved to Tokyo after graduating from junior high school in rural Tochigi Prefecture, and has held the same job the whole time. He spends his days working up a sweat painting buildings, his nights mediating disputes between the other denizens of Fukufuku Flats, and his days off flying handmade kites down by the riverside. Fuku-chan is a popular guy who treats everyone equally and with kindness, but romance is his Achilles heel, which causes him to totally mess up a date arranged by his workmate Shimacchi (Yoshiyoshi Arakawa). One day, an unfamiliar woman turns up at Fukufuku Flats. When she tells Fuku-chan her name, he is astonished. It is Chiho, his first love from his junior high school days who he has not seen for around 20 years, and she has come to apologize for something that happened in their past. As Fuku-chan allows himself to get caught up in Chiho's quest to become a photographer, he begins to fall in love all over again with this woman who was responsible for the traumatizing incident that led to his fear of women... —Anonymous
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      8/10
      The future is always there to fix the past errors.
      I don't know where to begin, it was a quite pleasant watch. I would have not seen it if I had never liked the director's previous film 'Quirky Guys and Gals'. A simple, low budget flick, that betters any normal comedy with its quality of the narration. The beginning was not that good, when I started to watch, it did not interest me much. Suppose I needed time to get adjusted to it, like knowing all the characters, the backdrop of the story, the type of the comedy it is et cetera. Especially foreign movies need this kind of focus, because sometime everyone looks alike and comedies would be a thoroughly native brand. So after everything becoming familiar, it was quite a joy ride and second half was much better than I expected.

      The movie opens with the two sets of narration told one after another. An early 30s chubby man named Fukuda, who is a painter professionally and passionate about his hobbies lives in the Fukufuku flats. An average, but by the heart a very kind guy leading a regular life. In another layer, around a same aged woman discovers her interest in the photography. When it won't go as she believed, her life begins to shatter. The two layer merges once these two people meet and forms a single line narration. These two have a connection from the past, the movie explains it. Despite their past, the reentry to each others present lives showcases how their fate would change forever.

      "Everyone ends up hurting someone throughout their life."

      I have seen a few typical Japanese comedies, sometimes you won't get them if you don't know the culture and the language. This is the case for any language films other than Hollywood and your native ones. Especially dialogues won't be the same when it is translated into the other language or subtitle. But this one was exceptional that has an international standard appeal. The common language, the language of friendship, parents who cares for their unmarried children, forgiveness, neighbours, and many more. All the above, well written screenplay and equally supportive performances. An example for how a movie should be made, not only for the natives, but for the rest of the world.

      Well, if we are going to talk about the performances, we should begin with the title character. The character Fukuda was played by an actress, a comedian. How I could I know that, so I waited patiently and got confirmed after a few minutes in the opening. The other lead character, Chiho was cute and perfectly filled the shoes of that role. In some parts the storytelling was dull as a plain wall. There are some compelling scenes as well that balanced the elements.

      The overall product was satisfying. I think the director, who is also the writer of this film is to appreciate. The sufficient length of the scenes, the timing of the comedies, the cool presentations in a tension scenario, all these made the movie a better entertainer. It might not reach every corner of the earth, but must reach the world movie fanatics. So if you are one, just consider putting it into your watchlist.

      7.5/10
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      • Release date
        • July 3, 2014 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
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      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • 福福荘の福ちゃん
      • Production companies
        • Phantom Film
        • The Klockworx
        • Third Window Films
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        • ¥35,000,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 50 minutes
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      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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