Ken and Mary: The Asian Truck Express

2013 1h 27m JA

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★5.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Ken Katakura (Naoto Takenaka) has worked as a salaryman for the past 25 years. He's on his way to Malaysia to stop his daughter's wedding. Unfortunately for Ken, the plane makes an emergency landing in a remote part of Malaysia, far from the capital city of Kuala Lumpur where he needs to go. With only 2 days left until his daughter marries, Ken looks for a way to get to Kuala Lumpur. Ken then comes across an odd Chinese truck driver named "Mary" and, with his help, sets out for Kuala Lumpur.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kie Kitano
Midori
Naoto Takenaka
Ken Katakura
Hu Bing
Mary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenta Fukasaku
Writers: Ichiro Kusuno
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenta Fukasaku, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. 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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Editor Chieko Suzaki 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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Kie Kitano and Naoto Takenaka and Hu Bing carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2290447 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenta Fukasaku directs. Kazuhiro Suzuki behind the camera. Chieko Suzaki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kenta Fukasaku, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kie Kitano and Naoto Takenaka and Hu Bing carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2290447 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.