I’m Glad to Be Alive

"I have lived through death. Is this life a comedy or a tragedy?"

2022 1h 59m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Professional boxer Sota Kusunoki has gained popularity for his fighting style, where he goes headlong into his opponents. However, years of fighting have taken their toll on his body, and he is forced to retire by a doctor's stoppage. He takes the opportunity of his retirement to marry his girlfriend, Sachiko, and start a new life, but he is completely useless in society and is made acutely aware of the harsh reality of his situation. One day, a mysterious man who claims to be a fan of Sota's receives an offer to fight in an underground martial arts tournament, where he will fight for a large sum of money and where his desires are thriving... The prospect of fighting once again revives his almost forgotten excitement, and his adrenaline surges as if to fill the emptiness in him. Will the madness and honesty of a man obsessed with fighting have a happy ending or a bad one?

“I have lived through death. Is this life a comedy or a tragedy?”

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Cast

Ryu Kohata
Eri Kamataki
Shuntaro Yanagi
Mijika Nagai
Daisuke Kuroda
Hirobumi Watanabe
Hiroki Konno
Maria Nagai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Taichi Suzuki
Writers: Taichi Suzuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Taichi Suzuki, shot by Fūta Takagi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ayumi Miyazaki 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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Ryu Kohata and Eri Kamataki and Shuntaro Yanagi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I have lived through death. Is this life a comedy or a tragedy?".

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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

Taichi Suzuki directs. Fūta Takagi behind the camera. Ayumi Miyazaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Taichi Suzuki, shot by Fūta Takagi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Ayumi Miyazaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ryu Kohata and Eri Kamataki and Shuntaro Yanagi carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "I have lived through death. Is this life a comedy or a tragedy?".
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.