New Young Mama Trucker: I’ll Settle This Once and for All

"What happened to the sister bound by such a strong bond? The Young Mama Trucker hits the Dekotora highway once again!"

2000 1h 18m JA

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Synopsis

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Kei keeps her truck rolling day after day, always thinking of her young daughter, Iku, who lives apart from her. Kei’s protégé, Maako, also drives a truck to pay her little sister Mio’s school fees. One day, Kei spots Mio taking money from a middle-aged man. Not long after, word comes that Maako has quit her job…

“What happened to the sister bound by such a strong bond? The Young Mama Trucker hits the Dekotora highway once again!”

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Cast

Kaori Sakagami
Hironari Nemoto
Naoko Inoue
Emi Kawana
Masato Gunji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kaname Kobayashi
Writers: Jugo Minami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Young Mama Trucker Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kaori Sakagami and Hironari Nemoto and Naoko Inoue carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What happened to the sister bound by such a strong bond? The Young Mama Trucker hits the Dekotora highway once again!".

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The take

Kaname Kobayashi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Young Mama Trucker Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kaori Sakagami and Hironari Nemoto and Naoko Inoue carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "What happened to the sister bound by such a strong bond? The Young Mama Trucker hits the Dekotora highway once again!".