Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

1988 1h 34m JA

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BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that Shizuka tries her best to restrict her diet and please Kazuki. "It's So Far Away!" Karuma Sae is an office lady who works in the city center but lives with her family in a house far away from her work. Because she is always rushing to catch the last train, she can never enjoy a decent date with her boyfriend, Oishi Mamoru. Her father is also always interfering in her life, so she can't appreciate the city life and isn't happy. "Get Ready to Drive!" Masuko is a new taxi driver in Tokyo who is very stressed from dealing with the behavior of some passengers. One night he drives a very beautiful drunk hostess home. "What Is English?" Kosaka Shigeru, a businessman, was transferred to a Chicago branch factory. He tried hard to learn English, practicing day and night, but couldn't improve as much as he expected.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Haruko Sagara
Shizuka Atsugi (Episode 1)
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Kazuki Numayama (Episode 1)
Narumi Yasuda
Sae Karuma (Episode 2)
Yasuo Daichi
Masuko (Episode 3)
Sumie Sasaki
Yaeko Numata (Episode 1)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
Issey Ogata
Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
Kai Ato
Raizo Hayashi (Episode 3)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahito Hara
Writers: Yoshimitsu Morita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Editor Isao Tomita 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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Haruko Sagara and Tsuyoshi Ihara and Narumi Yasuda carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0315801 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takahito Hara directs. Isao Tomita cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Editor Isao Tomita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Haruko Sagara and Tsuyoshi Ihara and Narumi Yasuda carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0315801 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.