A Story of Yonosuke

2013 2h 40m JA

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 77

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kengo Kora
Yonosuke Yokomichi
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Shōko Yosano
Sosuke Ikematsu
Ippei Kuramochi
Ayumi Ito
Chiharu Katase
Go Ayano
Yusuke Kato
Aki Asakura
Yui Akutsu
Mei Kurokawa
Sakura Osaki
Tasuku Emoto
Ozawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shuichi Okita
Writers: Shiro Maeda, Shuichi Okita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shuichi Okita, shot by Ryuto Kondo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kengo Kora and Yuriko Yoshitaka and Sosuke Ikematsu carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2151915 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Shuichi Okita directs. Ryuto Kondo behind the camera. Ren Takada scores. Takashi Sato cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Directed by Shuichi Okita, shot by Ryuto Kondo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ren Takada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Takashi Sato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kengo Kora and Yuriko Yoshitaka and Sosuke Ikematsu carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2151915 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.