Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century

1968 1h 27m JA

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kinichi Hagimoto
Syusaku Yajima
Jiro Sakagami
Yota Kitagawa
Kyoko Miura
Sayako Aoto
Annu Mari
Asako Komori
Youko Mizugaki
Itomi Sunaga
Hideyo Amamoto
Sawada
Tōru Yuri
Naohiko Takemura
Yuya Uchida
Hisao Kayama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshinori Wada
Writers: Hiroshi Matsuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Konto 55 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshinori Wada, shot by Asakazu Nakai. 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 Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami and Kyoko Miura carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshinori Wada directs. Asakazu Nakai behind the camera. Naozumi Yamamoto scores. Kôichi Iwashita cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Konto 55 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yoshinori Wada, shot by Asakazu Nakai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Kôichi Iwashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami and Kyoko Miura carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0294900 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.