Star Reformer

2006 2h 11m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Satoshi Nomura, a top-level bureaucrat of a prefecture government, has passion for his career. One day, he is hired by the fixed-term personnel exchange training between public and private businesses. This personnel exchange training is part of some big prefecture project. This project is very big, so success of this personnel exchange training will probably determine his career. Nomura goes to a supermarket called "Mantendo".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuji Oda
Satoshi Nomura
Ko Shibasaki
Aki Ninomiya
Bengal
Kazuyoshi Kurusu
Gaku Hamada
Manabu Aki
Hisashi Igawa
Kanji Shimizu
Koji Ishizaka
Hitoshi Koga
Mahiru Konno
Takako Shinozaki
Toru Masuoka
Takao Asano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroshi Nishitani
Writers: Nozomi Katsura, Shinsuke Sato
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masaaki Yamamoto 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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Yuji Oda and Ko Shibasaki and Bengal carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0496765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroshi Nishitani directs. Masaaki Yamamoto cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Editor Masaaki Yamamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Yuji Oda and Ko Shibasaki and Bengal carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0496765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.