Lie Lie Lie

1997 2h 3m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Hatano is living as an insomniac freelance typesetter alone in his bayside apartment. One day, Aikawa, a high school classmate he hasn’t seen in over ten years, shows up on his doorstep bearing a bag of clams. Though he claims to be the director of a fast-growing trading company, Aikawa crashes on Hatano’s couch for days on end. When the sleeping pills he was offered produce a strange side effect, Hatano is slowly dragged into Aikawa’s con-artist lifestyle. Soon afterward, they cross paths with the representative of a big-name publishing company and Aikawa’s ultimate scam begins to unfold.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Etsushi Toyokawa
Makoto Aikawa
Honami Suzuki
Misaki Ui
Koichi Sato
Zeiji Hatano
Hirotaro Honda
Kaito
Kazuyuki Aijima
Miwako Kawai
Kiki Sendo
Masahiro Komoto
Akaji Maro
Den

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shun Nakahara
Writers: Aki Itami, Manabu Saruwata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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29 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shun Nakahara, shot by Junichi Fujisawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Isao Tomita 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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Etsushi Toyokawa and Honami Suzuki and Koichi Sato carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0133062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

Shun Nakahara directs. Junichi Fujisawa behind the camera. Isao Tomita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Shun Nakahara, shot by Junichi Fujisawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Isao Tomita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Etsushi Toyokawa and Honami Suzuki and Koichi Sato carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0133062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.