Hold Up Down

2005 1h 36m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 9

ComedyCrimeAction

Synopsis

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A bank robbery goes completely to pot, a pair of shoplifters get both an old man and a cop behind them. It is the beginning of this zany comedy, including the guys from boy band V6.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masayuki Sakamoto
Masami Kiba
Hiroshi Nagano
Yusuke Hoshino
Yoshihiko Inohara
Choji Kimata
Ken Miyake
Yutaka Sagawa
Go Morita
Masaru Hiramatsu
Junichi Okada
Koichi Sawamura
Yuu Kashii
Rinko Akai
Ayumi Ito
Kyoko Miyazaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: SABU
Writers: SABU
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by SABU, shot by Masao Nakabori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by genepool. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Soichi Ueno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Masayuki Sakamoto and Hiroshi Nagano and Yoshihiko Inohara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0461523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

SABU directs. Masao Nakabori behind the camera. genepool scores. Soichi Ueno cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Directed by SABU, shot by Masao Nakabori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by genepool. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Soichi Ueno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Masayuki Sakamoto and Hiroshi Nagano and Yoshihiko Inohara carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0461523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.