Tokyo Trash Baby

2000 1h 28m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 18

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Miyuki doesn't need to stalk the man she's crazy about, because he lives one floor down. Rather than approach him, she digs through his trash.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mami Nakamura
Miyuki
Kazuma Suzuki
Yoshinori
Ko Shibasaki
Kyoko
Tomorowo Taguchi
Sayuri Oyamada
Masahiro Toda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
Writers: Shôtarô Oikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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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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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Love Cinema" — 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. 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 Midori Okamura. 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 Ryuichi Hiroki 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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Mami Nakamura and Kazuma Suzuki and Ko Shibasaki carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryuichi Hiroki directs. Kazuhiro Suzuki behind the camera. Midori Okamura scores. Ryuichi Hiroki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Love Cinema" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Midori Okamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ryuichi Hiroki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Mami Nakamura and Kazuma Suzuki and Ko Shibasaki carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0269969 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kazuhiro Suzuki
Original score: Midori Okamura
Editing: Ryuichi Hiroki
Production design: China Hayashi
Costume design: Hisano Ogura
Makeup / hair: Michiko Nagae
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Tokyo Trash Baby (2000)

Part of

Love Cinema

Love Cinema (ラブシネマ) is a series of Japanese films by CineRocket, it consists of six straight-to-video releases by independent filmmakers via a brief but exclusive run at the minuscule Shimokitazawa cinema in Tokyo. The six films were conceived as low budget exercises to explore the benefits afforded by the low-cost Digital Video medium such as the increased mobility of film and the low-lighting conditions available to the filmmakers. All six volumes are produced by Reiko Arakawa and Susumu Nakajima with Akira Saitō and Hisanori Endō serving as executive producers on all six volumes.