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Tonde Saitama

  • 2019
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Tonde Saitama (2019)
ComedyDramaFantasy

In a world where people are discriminated based on their birthplace, a resident of the much-reviled Saitama Prefecture embarks on a revolutionary campaign to improve things for his home.In a world where people are discriminated based on their birthplace, a resident of the much-reviled Saitama Prefecture embarks on a revolutionary campaign to improve things for his home.In a world where people are discriminated based on their birthplace, a resident of the much-reviled Saitama Prefecture embarks on a revolutionary campaign to improve things for his home.

  • Director
    • Hideki Takeuchi
  • Writers
    • Mineo Maya
    • Tomokazu Tokunaga
  • Stars
    • Fumi Nikaidô
    • Gackt
    • Yûsuke Iseya
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    789
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hideki Takeuchi
    • Writers
      • Mineo Maya
      • Tomokazu Tokunaga
    • Stars
      • Fumi Nikaidô
      • Gackt
      • Yûsuke Iseya
    • 7User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations

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    Fumi Nikaidô
    Fumi Nikaidô
    • Momomi Dannoura
    Gackt
    Gackt
    • Rei Asami
    Yûsuke Iseya
    Yûsuke Iseya
    • Sho Yakyukozo
    Brother Tom
    • Yoshimi Sugawara
    Kumiko Asô
    Kumiko Asô
    • Maki Sugawara
    Haruka Shimazaki
    Haruka Shimazaki
    • Ami Sugawara
    Ryo Narita
    Ryo Narita
    • Haruto Igarashi
    • (as Ryô Narita)
    Patrick Harlan
      Ryô Katô
      Ryô Katô
      • Nobuo Shimokawa
      Masaki Kyômoto
      Masaki Kyômoto
      • Duke Saitama
      Shôtarô Mamiya
      Shôtarô Mamiya
      • Saitama resident
      Akaji Maro
      Akaji Maro
      • Sojuro Saionji
      Tsubasa Masuwaka
      Tsubasa Masuwaka
      • Okayo
      Ai Moritaka
      Akira Nakao
      Akira Nakao
      • Takezo Dannoura
      Kumiko Takeda
      Kumiko Takeda
      • Keiko Dannoura
      Naoto Takenaka
      Naoto Takenaka
      • Kanagawa Prefectural Governor
      • Director
        • Hideki Takeuchi
      • Writers
        • Mineo Maya
        • Tomokazu Tokunaga
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      • Trivia
        Mineo Maya came up with the story in 1982, when he was living in Saitama Prefecture. He never completed the story as in 1983 he moved to Yokohama and felt the story was too touchy.

        Thus while part of the film is based on Maya's comic, the rest (three-quarters approximately) is based on an original story.
      • Soundtracks
        Symphony No.7 mov.2
        Music by Ludwig van Beethoven

      User reviews7

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      9/10
      Revolution, Androgyny and Mayhem Rolled Into One Gorgeous Package
      Momomi (Fumi Nikaido) is the son of the governor of Tokyo, a prestige position that puts him in the top echelon at his school, where he is (naturally) President of the students. When Rei Asami (Gackt) joins the school from America, Momomi's position is threatened; Rei is exotic, smart *and* beautiful. Momomi wants to dispose of Rei, but cannot. But then he learns that Rei is actually from Saitama, a degraded part of Japan that has no sea and therefore is considered worthless, its people even more so - people from there even need visas to enter Tokyo! But *then* Momomi's hatred for Rei turns to something else, and they join forces to lead Saitama's people from oppression to freedom....

      Some 5 years ago, I was privileged to see "Thermae Romae," a Japanese film in which a modern Japanese man enters a bath in his world and emerges in the baths in ancient Rome; it was easily one of the most inventive, funny and memorable films I saw that year. So when I saw that "Fly Me" was made by the same director, I knew I had to see it. And I certainly was not disappointed! The above description only scratches the surface, as I didn't mention the framing device or all the complications of the many other characters. Suffice it to say that director Hideki Takeuchi brings in whimsy, mixed-up historical detail from real periods in Japanese history, scary monsters that turn out to be something much different, corruption in government, hilarious moments and the most androgynous characters (something that seems to be a "thing" in Japanese cinema), along with a bit of innocent love and dastardly deeds. Oh, did I mention absurdity? Yum!
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      • Release date
        • February 22, 2019 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Official sites
        • Official site (Japan)
        • Official Twitter (Japan)
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Fly Me to the Saitama
      • Filming locations
        • Tokyo, Japan
      • Production companies
        • Fuji IG Laboratory for Movies (FILM)
        • Fuji Television Network
        • Television Saitama (TVS)
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $32,802,347
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 46 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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