Same Old, Same Old

2016 2h 22m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

ComedyMysteryComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Focusing on the lives (and a few deaths) of three filmmakers, Rikiya Imaizumi (Their Distance, Sad Tea) tackles weighty themes in this new ensemble drama set in Tokyo and Fukushima. Director Kajiwara, struggling to earn a living from film, gets an offer to do a music video. But it doesn’t go well and he finds himself in an unexpected situation. Actress Aoba witnesses her filmmaker boyfriend's suicide and decides to hide his body. Gardener Taro plans to close the family business he inherits from his father, but receives a phone call one night from the self-declared girlfriend of his estranged twin, Jiro.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Taro Uchibori
Taro Imaizumi / Yoshito Yamashita
Marika Matsumoto
Aoba Harada
Masaru Yahagi
Yuichi Kajiwara
Yui Murata
Sachiko Tada
Tomohiko Kiyota
Kiyota
Mitsuki Akiba
Hachi Nekome
Ririka
Saho Hoshi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rikiya Imaizumi
Writers: Rikiya Imaizumi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, shot by Hiroshi Iwanaga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rikiya Imaizumi 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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Taro Uchibori and Marika Matsumoto and Masaru Yahagi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6135420 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Rikiya Imaizumi directs. Hiroshi Iwanaga behind the camera. Rikiya Imaizumi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, shot by Hiroshi Iwanaga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Rikiya Imaizumi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Taro Uchibori and Marika Matsumoto and Masaru Yahagi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt6135420 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.