The Instant Services Bureau

1971 1h 29m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Comedy of two brothers working at a local governmental office.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kinichi Hagimoto
Jiro Sakagami
Kaoru Yumi
Akiko Wada
Ichirō Zaitsu
Kunie Tanaka
Tokue Hanazawa
Kiwako Taichi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshitarō Nomura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami and Kaoru Yumi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0319703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Yoshitarō Nomura directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 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.
5Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami and Kaoru Yumi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0319703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.