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Wilderness: Part One

Original title: Ah, kôya
  • 20172017
  • 2h 37m
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Ah, kôya (2017)
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The year is 2021 and years of mismanagement have left Japan a broken society riddled with poverty and underemployment. Kenji is visibly disabled and has an inferiority complex. Shinji is rel... Read allThe year is 2021 and years of mismanagement have left Japan a broken society riddled with poverty and underemployment. Kenji is visibly disabled and has an inferiority complex. Shinji is released from prison and has time in his hands. They both coincidentally sign up at a club fo... Read allThe year is 2021 and years of mismanagement have left Japan a broken society riddled with poverty and underemployment. Kenji is visibly disabled and has an inferiority complex. Shinji is released from prison and has time in his hands. They both coincidentally sign up at a club for boxing and soon become friends.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Yoshiyuki Kishi
  • Writers
    • Shûji Terayama(based on the novel by)
    • Takehiko Minato(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Masaki Suda
    • Yang Ik-joon
    • Denden
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  • Director
    • Yoshiyuki Kishi
  • Writers
    • Shûji Terayama(based on the novel by)
    • Takehiko Minato(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Masaki Suda
    • Yang Ik-joon
    • Denden
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations

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    Masaki Suda
    Masaki Suda
    • Shinji Sawamuraas Shinji Sawamura
    Yang Ik-joon
    Yang Ik-joon
    • Kenjias Kenji
    Denden
    Denden
    • Babaas Baba
    Riku Hagiwara
    Riku Hagiwara
    • Makoto Nanaoas Makoto Nanao
    Aoba Kawai
    Aoba Kawai
    • Setsu Sonoas Setsu Sono
    Tae Kimura
    • Kyoko Kimizukaas Kyoko Kimizuka
    Akari Kinoshita
    • Yoshiko Soneas Yoshiko Sone
    Katsuya Kobayashi
    • Ryuki Tachibanaas Ryuki Tachibana
    Anna Konno
    • Keiko Nishiguchias Keiko Nishiguchi
    Kô Maehara
    • Keizo Kawasakias Keizo Kawasaki
    Moro Morooka
    Moro Morooka
    • Takeo Nikias Takeo Niki
    Yûsuke Santamaria
    Yûsuke Santamaria
    • Horiguchias Horiguchi
    Kazuya Takahashi
    • Taichi Miyagias Taichi Miyagi
    Yûki Yamada
    • Yuji Yamamotoas Yuji Yamamoto
    Hiroshi Yamamoto
    Hiroshi Yamamoto
    Takashi Yamanaka
    • Director
      • Yoshiyuki Kishi
    • Writers
      • Shûji Terayama(based on the novel by)
      • Takehiko Minato(screenplay)
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    The year is 2021 and years of mismanagement have left Japan a broken society riddled with poverty and underemployment. Kenji is visibly disabled and has an inferiority complex. Shinji is released from prison and has time in his hands. They both coincidentally sign up at a club for boxing and soon become friends. —aghaemi
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      • Award-winning film depicting the lives of two young men searching for their true identity and the reason why they exist.
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      Followed by Wilderness: Part Two (2017)

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 2017 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Ah, Wilderness
    • Production companies
      • My Theater D.D.
      • TV Man Union
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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