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Adrift in Tokyo
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Wikipedia article
is a 2007 Japanese film based on a novel by Yoshinaga Fujita.
Synopsis
Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. Fukuhara makes a proposition: he will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to take walks through Tokyo, eventually ending up at the police station in Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal.
The film is based on the original novel by the 125th Naoki Prize winner Yoshinaga Fujita.Announced July 18th 2001 Japan Weekly Monitor, Kyodo News International, Tokyo, Japan July 23rd 2001
Cast
* Joe Odagiri as Fumiya Takemura
* Tomokazu Miura as Aiichiro Fukuhara
* Kyko Koizumi as Makiko
* Yuriko Yoshitaka as Fufumi
Festivals
* Udine Far East Festival 2008
* New York Asian Film Festival 2008
* Neuchtel International Fantasy Film Festival 2008
* Fantasia Festival 2008
* Raindance Film Festival 2008
* Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2008 Closing Film
* Ottawa International Film Festival
Awards
* Fantasia International Film Festival: Best Script (Satoshi Miki); Special Mention (Jo Odagiri and Tomokazu Miura)
* Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Tomokazu Miura)
International Release
* Japan : November 10, 2007
* Canada : Montreal : April 10, 2009 (DRIVE TOKYO) Toronto : May 1, 2009 & Vancouver : May 22, 2009
References
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