A Family

"I didn't have a father or a mother, but I had a family."

2021 2h 16m JA

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 85

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Synopsis

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Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.

“I didn't have a father or a mother, but I had a family.”

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Cast

Go Ayano
Kenji Yamamoto
Hiroshi Tachi
Hiroshi Shibasaki
Machiko Ono
Yuka Kudo
Yukiya Kitamura
Tsutomu Nakamura
Hayato Ichihara
Ryuta Hosono
Hayato Isomura
Tsubasa Kimura
Shinobu Terajima
Aiko Kimura
Ryutaro Ninomiya
Kohei Ohara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michihito Fujii
Writers: Michihito Fujii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michihito Fujii, shot by Keisuke Imamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tatsuma Furukawa 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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Go Ayano and Hiroshi Tachi and Machiko Ono carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I didn't have a father or a mother, but I had a family.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13356884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michihito Fujii directs. Keisuke Imamura behind the camera. Tatsuma Furukawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Michihito Fujii, shot by Keisuke Imamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Tatsuma Furukawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Go Ayano and Hiroshi Tachi and Machiko Ono carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "I didn't have a father or a mother, but I had a family.".
6IMDB entry: tt13356884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "japan", "society", "yakuza", "conflict".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.