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Adrift in Tokyo

2007 · 101 min Comedy
7.1 / 10 · TMDB

A law student, drowning in gambling debt, is confronted not with violence but with a peculiar proposition from a menacing yakuza. The gangster offers to clear the debt in exchange for companionship on an aimless, meandering journey across Tokyo. What unfolds is a nocturnal odyssey through the city's backstreets and all-night diners, where forced proximity gradually dissolves into a series of absurd encounters and unexpectedly profound conversations. The line between captor and captive blurs as they drift from flashing pachinko parlors to quiet residential lanes, discovering a shared, rootless humanity beneath the urban sprawl.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title 転々
Year 2007
Country Japan
Genre Comedy
Director Satoshi Miki
Runtime 101 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.1/10 (64 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film is a deftly crafted blend of deadpan comedy and lyrical road movie, where the silences and stray dialogues carry more weight than plot. Its pacing mirrors the aimless stroll of its protagonists, finding humor and pathos in the mundane.

What lingers after the credits is a gentle, melancholic warmth and a portrait of connection forged in the most unlikely of circumstances. It’s a quiet celebration of shared solitude. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Satoshi Miki

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Aiichiro Fukuhara

Kyoko Koizumi

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Yuriko Yoshitaka

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Kumiko Aso

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Mikaduki Shizuka

Eri Fuse

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Kami Hiraiwa

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Léona Hirota

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Yoshizumi Ishihara

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Mitsuko Ishii

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