The Way of the Househusband: The Cinema

2022 1h 57m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 25

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Synopsis

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The most notorious househusband in history appears!! The sinister yakuza who left behind many legends in the underworld, "The Immortal Dragon". He washed his hands of the yakuza lifestyle, and the new path he chose… was "househusband"! In the never-before-seen narrative, "Tacchan" charmed living rooms everywhere. And now the "ultimate spokesman for housewives (and househusbands) everywhere,"the Yakuza Househusband, returns!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki
Tatsu Kuroda
Haruna Kawaguchi
Miku Kuroda
Jun Shison
Masa Akamiya
Yuta Furukawa
Tatsuki Sakai
Tina Tamashiro
Yukari Omae
Naoto Takenaka
Kikujiro Eguchi
Izumi Inamori
Hibari Eguchi
Kenichi Takitoh
Kojiro Shirakawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toichiro Ruto
Writers: Manabu Uda, Toichiro Ruto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toichiro Ruto, shot by TAKANO Manabu. 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 Eishi Segawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor NINOMIYA Shinta 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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Hiroshi Tamaki and Haruna Kawaguchi and Jun Shison carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21097018 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toichiro Ruto directs. TAKANO Manabu behind the camera. Eishi Segawa scores. NINOMIYA Shinta cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Toichiro Ruto, shot by TAKANO Manabu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Eishi Segawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor NINOMIYA Shinta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hiroshi Tamaki and Haruna Kawaguchi and Jun Shison carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt21097018 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.