Survival Family

"Hard times come again no more."

2017 1h 57m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 149

ComedyDramaAdventure

Synopsis

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A world wide electrical outage occurs. Everything that requires electricity comes to a stop. Tokyo is nearly ruined. Yoshiyuki Suzuki decides to escape from Tokyo with his family.

“Hard times come again no more.”

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Cast

Fumiyo Kohinata
Yoshiyuki Suzuki
Eri Fukatsu
Mitsue Suzuki
Yuki Izumisawa
Kenji Suzuki
Wakana Aoi
Yui Suzuki
Saburo Tokito
Toshio Saitoh
Norika Fujiwara
Sizuko Saitoh
Takuro Ohno
Ryosuke Saitoh
Jun Shison
Shohei Saitoh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi
Writers: Shinobu Yaguchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, shot by Takahito Kasai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takuji Nomura. 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 Ryuji Miyajima 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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Fumiyo Kohinata and Eri Fukatsu and Yuki Izumisawa carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Hard times come again no more.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5890000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinobu Yaguchi directs. Takahito Kasai behind the camera. Takuji Nomura scores. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, shot by Takahito Kasai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Takuji Nomura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fumiyo Kohinata and Eri Fukatsu and Yuki Izumisawa carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Hard times come again no more.".
7IMDB entry: tt5890000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.