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"In this stylish neo-noir set in a near-future Tokyo, two teenage boys planning a prank discover the hard edges of the real estate market."

2023 0h 20m JA

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 5

DramaScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Near-future Tokyo. Kou, through the help of his high school best friend, finds a surprising way to express his mounting frustration at the insidious forces of commercialism that are forcing out the neighbors he cares most about. Initially inspired by a prank that the writer-director Neo Sora (The Chicken, 2020) had pulled on him in his childhood, a sense of warm nostalgia and cold, material reality intermingle to tell a tale set in the not-so-distant future about disappearing spaces and the forces of policing and gentrification that drills this process forward.

“In this stylish neo-noir set in a near-future Tokyo, two teenage boys planning a prank discover the hard edges of the real estate market.”

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Cast

Bun Kimura
Kou
Yuta Koga
Yuta
Shiyun Nakamura
Deko-chan
Kentez Asaka
Mitsui
Makiko Watanabe
Fukuko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Neo Sora
Writers: Neo Sora
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 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 Neo Sora, shot by Osame Maruike. 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 Albert Tholen 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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Bun Kimura and Yuta Koga and Shiyun Nakamura carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In this stylish neo-noir set in a near-future Tokyo, two teenage boys planning a prank discover the hard edges of the real estate market.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt22855748 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Neo Sora directs. Osame Maruike behind the camera. Albert Tholen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Neo Sora, shot by Osame Maruike. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Albert Tholen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bun Kimura and Yuta Koga and Shiyun Nakamura carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In this stylish neo-noir set in a near-future Tokyo, two teenage boys planning a prank discover the hard edges of the real estate market.".
8IMDB entry: tt22855748 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.