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2012 1h 8m JA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 8

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Tadashi Imamura is a burglar who idolises Ozaki, a star baseball player he shares a birthday with. One day he realises their connection is much deeper than that and decides to find out more.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gaku Hamada
Tadashi Imamura
Fumino Kimura
Wakaba
Nao Omori
Kurosawa
Eri Ishida
Yumiko Imamura
Taiki Nakabayashi
Ryohei Abe
Ozaki
Mayu Matsuoka
Miyu
Yoshihiro Nakamura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Writers: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, shot by Daisuke Soma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Gaku Hamada and Fumino Kimura and Nao Omori carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2011351 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yoshihiro Nakamura directs. Daisuke Soma behind the camera. Kazuyoshi Saito scores. Lee Yeong-mi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, shot by Daisuke Soma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kazuyoshi Saito. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lee Yeong-mi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gaku Hamada and Fumino Kimura and Nao Omori carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2011351 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.