Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy

1989 1h 38m JA

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8.0

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★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nenji Kobayashi
Ryosuke Okada (Episode 1)
Jun Fubuki
Natsuko Okada (Episode 1)
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Maruo Kajiki (Episode 2)
Keiko Oginome
Murako Takahashi (Episode 3)
Kuniko Yamada
Rie Sema (Episode 4)
Fumiya Fujii
Akio Takahashi (Episode 3)
Kumi Mizuno
Mayako Katsuragi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yusuke Narita
Writers: Yoshimitsu Morita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Nenji Kobayashi and Jun Fubuki and Shinichi Tsutsumi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0315800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yusuke Narita directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Nenji Kobayashi and Jun Fubuki and Shinichi Tsutsumi carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0315800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.