Bakuman

2015 1h 59m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 57

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Moritaka Mashiro doesn't want to follow in the path of his uncle who worked as a manga artist, but ultimately died because of exhaustion. Moritaka Mashiro figures he will graduate from school and work at an office. Things change though when falls in love with a girl at school. The girl, who hopes to become a voice actress, tells Moritaka they can marry, but only after they both achieve their dreams. Moritaka then teams up with fellow classmate Akito Takagi to publish their first manga.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takeru Satoh
Moritaka Mashiro
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Akito Takagi
Nana Komatsu
Miho Azuki
Kenta Kiritani
Shinta Fukuda
Hirofumi Arai
Kazuya Hiramaru
Sarutoki Minagawa
Takuro Nakai
Kankuro Kudo
Taro Kawaguchi
Takayuki Yamada
Akira Hattori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hitoshi One
Writers: Tsugumi Ohba
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hitoshi One, shot by Wataru Miyamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ichiro Yamaguchi. 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 Yasuyuki Ozeki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Takeru Satoh and Ryunosuke Kamiki and Nana Komatsu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3715854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hitoshi One directs. Wataru Miyamoto behind the camera. Ichiro Yamaguchi scores. Yasuyuki Ozeki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Hitoshi One, shot by Wataru Miyamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ichiro Yamaguchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yasuyuki Ozeki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Takeru Satoh and Ryunosuke Kamiki and Nana Komatsu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3715854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.