Kennosuke-sama

"Running to the beach, buying ice cream, fighting off biker gangs... dating is quite a survival game!"

1990 0h 20m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 5

AnimationAdventureComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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Kennosuke, an old-fashioned samurai kid in midcentury Tokyo, gets invited on his first-ever date by his classmate Oden. To prove he's up to the challenge, Kennosuke and his friend Shinobimaru conduct a dry run.

“Running to the beach, buying ice cream, fighting off biker gangs... dating is quite a survival game!”

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Cast

Yumi Touma
Kennosuke (voice)
Naoko Watanabe
Oden (voice)
Toru Furuya
Shinobimaru (voice)
Eiko Masuyama
Kennosuke's Mother (voice)
Junko Hagimori
Waitress (voice)
Koichi Hashimoto
Kennosuke's Father (voice)
Hideyuki Hori
Biker B (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Biker A (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Minoru Okazaki
Writers: Hiroshi Toda, Akira Toriyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Minoru Okazaki, shot by Sadafumi Sano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shigeru Nishiyama 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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Yumi Touma and Naoko Watanabe and Toru Furuya carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Running to the beach, buying ice cream, fighting off biker gangs... dating is quite a survival game!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Minoru Okazaki directs. Sadafumi Sano behind the camera. Shigeru Nishiyama cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Minoru Okazaki, shot by Sadafumi Sano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Shigeru Nishiyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yumi Touma and Naoko Watanabe and Toru Furuya carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Running to the beach, buying ice cream, fighting off biker gangs... dating is quite a survival game!".
7IMDB entry: tt0185397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "samurai", "swordplay", "parody", "family relationships".