Call Boy

2018 1h 59m JA

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 56

Drama

Synopsis

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Ryo Morinaka is a university student and works part-time at a bar. He is bored with his daily life and exists in a state of torpor. One day, his friend Shinya Tajima brings the owner of a host bar over to the place where Ryo Morinaka works. Shizuka Mido is the owner of the host bar. Soon, Ryo Morinaka begins to work for Shizuka Mido at the members only host bar. He feels embarrassment initially, but he fulfills the desires of women and develops a sense of purpose.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tori Matsuzaka
Ryo Morinaka
Sei Matobu
Shizuka Mido
Ami Tomite
Sakura
Yuki Sakurai
Megumi Shirasaki
Kenta Izuka
Higashi Hirado
Yu Koyanagi
Shinya Tajima
Erika Mabuchi
Itsuki
Kokone Sasaki
Kiko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daisuke Miura
Writers: Daisuke Miura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yoshihiro Hanno. 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 Zensuke Hori 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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Tori Matsuzaka and Sei Matobu and Ami Tomite carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7529650 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Daisuke Miura directs. Yoshihiro Hanno scores. Zensuke Hori cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Original score by Yoshihiro Hanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Zensuke Hori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Tori Matsuzaka and Sei Matobu and Ami Tomite carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt7529650 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "unrequited love", "male prostitution", "prostitution".