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Adrift in Tokyo

2007 1h 41m JA
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★7.1TMDB · 68
Comedy
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A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Satoshi Miki
Writers
Satoshi Miki
Languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Satoshi Miki, shot by Sohei Tanikawa. 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 Osamu Sakaguchi. 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 Nobuyuki Takahashi 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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Joe Odagiri and Tomokazu Miura and Kyoko Koizumi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1098226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Satoshi Miki directs. Sohei Tanikawa behind the camera. Osamu Sakaguchi scores. Nobuyuki Takahashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 19 years ago.
  • 2Directed by Satoshi Miki, shot by Sohei Tanikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 3Original score by Osamu Sakaguchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 4Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Joe Odagiri and Tomokazu Miura and Kyoko Koizumi carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt1098226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Sohei Tanikawa
Original score
Osamu Sakaguchi
Editing
Nobuyuki Takahashi
Production design
Keiko Mitsumatsu
Runtime
101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
JA

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Production companies

Who made it

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    JP

  • Geneon Entertainment

    Geneon Entertainment

    JP

Key crew

  • NovelYoshinaga Fujita
  • EditorNobuyuki Takahashi
  • Production DesignKeiko Mitsumatsu
  • Production ManagerMitsuru Hagiwara
  • Post-Production ManagerKenny Kusaka
  • SoundMitsuru Seya
  • GafferYasuhiro Kaneko
  • ProducerShoichiro Ohmura
  • ProducerAkihiko Yose
  • ProducerTetsuji Hayashi
  • ProducerNobuaki Shimohashi
  • Executive ProducerHideo Tsujihata
  • Executive ProducerKyoichi Miyazaki
  • Executive ProducerTetsu Takase
  • Production DesignToshihiro Isomi
  • Executive ProducerNaoki Kai
  • Executive ProducerMizue Kunizane

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • japan
  • walking
  • yakuza

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2007-11-10

Also known as

International titles

  • TentenCA
  • 东京散步CN
  • Adrift in TokyoUS
  • 轉轉TW
  • Прогулка по ТокиоRU
  • À Deriva em TóquioBR

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