Whistleblower

2019 1h 59m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 10

Mystery

Synopsis

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A seemingly lazy salaryman is tasked with managing a company secret.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mansai Nomura
Tamio "Hakkaku" Yasumi
Teruyuki Kagawa
Makoto Kitagawa
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Manji Harashima
Ainosuke Kataoka
Nobuhiko Sakado
Takuma Otoo
Itsuro Misawa
Aki Asakura
Yui Hamamoto
Kinya Kitaoji
Ikuo Yakuyama
Danshun Tatekawa
Tsunehiko Egi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa
Writers: Kentaro Ushio, Masami Ri
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 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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Original score by Takayuki Hattori. 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 朝原正志 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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Mansai Nomura and Teruyuki Kagawa and Mitsuhiro Oikawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9145478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Katsuo Fukuzawa directs. Takayuki Hattori scores. 朝原正志 cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor 朝原正志 shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mansai Nomura and Teruyuki Kagawa and Mitsuhiro Oikawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt9145478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "business ethics", "cover-up", "office politics".