Good for Nothing

2012 1h 16m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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Set in snow-covered Hokkaido, each moment of three high school boy's life is captured in rough monochrome. Three high school boys on the verge of graduating from high school start working at a security guard company owned by an older student in their hometown. In an attempt to get away from the frantic pace of life, they learn how to drive a car in order to be useful in their work, but...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takaya Shibata
Tetsuo
Hideki Tamai
Iwama
Tomoaki Sandan
Tani
Kazuyo Katagata
Kyoko
Goichi Kushino
Itami
Tomomitsu Adachi
Jiro
Toshio Minami
Eiji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sho Miyake
Writers: Sho Miyake
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sho Miyake, shot by Sho Miyake. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sho Miyake shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Takaya Shibata and Hideki Tamai and Tomoaki Sandan carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt28607755 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sho Miyake directs. Sho Miyake behind the camera. Sho Miyake cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Sho Miyake, shot by Sho Miyake. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Sho Miyake shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Takaya Shibata and Hideki Tamai and Tomoaki Sandan carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt28607755 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.