The Asadas!

2020 2h 7m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 169

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Masashi is a photographer. He has his parents and an older brother Yukihiro. Through the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Masashi begins to take staged photos of his family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya
Masashi Asada
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Yukihiro Asada
Haru Kuroki
Wakana
Masaki Suda
Ono
Jun Fubuki
Junko Asada
Mitsuru Hirata
Akira Asada
Makiko Watanabe
Michiko Togawa
Yukiya Kitamura
Kenzo Shibukawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryota Nakano
Writers: Ryota Nakano, Tomoe Kanno
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 6 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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Directed by Ryota Nakano, shot by Hironori Yamasaki. 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 Takashi Watanabe. 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 Soichi Ueno 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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Kazunari Ninomiya and Satoshi Tsumabuki and Haru Kuroki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9860350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ryota Nakano directs. Hironori Yamasaki behind the camera. Takashi Watanabe scores. Soichi Ueno cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Ryota Nakano, shot by Hironori Yamasaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Takashi Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Soichi Ueno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kazunari Ninomiya and Satoshi Tsumabuki and Haru Kuroki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt9860350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.