Ichigo Chips

2005 1h 31m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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Ichigo no kakera deals with a female manga artist Ichigo Nekoda (Miyazawa), whose career is heading into a downward spiral as she can't reinvent the success of her 12 year old hit the Cherry Road. Now in her early 30's she's become quite fond of alcohol and egoism to some annoyance of her loyal manager Tomoko (Kajiwara), who isn't willing to leave her side even though the financial strains of her client are also becoming her personal burdens. Ichigo still gets greeted by her female fans and willingly signs autographs, but getting praised for work that she's done over a decade ago doesn't digest as smoothly as one would assume. Her on and off man, who happens to also be her editor steers toward the off days more than usual as he also grows tired of Ichigo's uninspired ways. But when the going gets tough, Ichigo heads down to a transvestite bar where she's more than welcomed with words of wisdom and a few hard drinks.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Miho Miyazawa
Ichigo Nekoda
Aki Kajiwara
Tomoko
Mantaro Koichi
Sakai
Maki Carrousel
Mama
Masahiro Komoto
Melissa
Manabu Oshio
Kusunose
Yoshino Kimura
Ayumi
Renji Ishibashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shun Nakahara
Writers: Miho Miyazawa, Aki Kajiwara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shun Nakahara, shot by Hiro'o Yanagida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shuichi Kakesu 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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Miho Miyazawa and Aki Kajiwara and Mantaro Koichi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0468765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Shun Nakahara directs. Hiro'o Yanagida behind the camera. Shuichi Kakesu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Shun Nakahara, shot by Hiro'o Yanagida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Miho Miyazawa and Aki Kajiwara and Mantaro Koichi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0468765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.