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Akegarasu

2015 · 106 min Comedy
6.3 / 10 · TMDB

Naoki works as a not so popular host at the host club Akegarasu in Shinagawa, Tokyo. His repayment day is coming soon and he has prepared 10 million yen to pay off his debt. Naoki has a party with his co-workers to celebrate this event, but, when he wakes up the next night, he finds that his money is all gone. Naoki asks his co-workers at the club about his money, but all of them say they didn't see it. Did Naoki dream he had 10 million yen? If He doesn't get the money soon, he will be thrown into the bottom of Tokyo Bay. Naoki can't trust anyone.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title 明烏
Year 2015
Country Japan
Genre Comedy
Director Yuichi Fukuda
Runtime 106 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.3/10 (6 votes)

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The director constructs a narrative on the contrast between the glamorous surface of the host club and its dark, greedy underbelly. He works with characters who balance between a carnival mask and human panic, exploring how quickly brotherhood crumbles when large sums of money are at stake.

What lingers after viewing is a dark comedy where absurd situations grow from very real fear and despair. The film delivers a whirlwind of a night where laughter carries a nervous tremor. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yuichi Fukuda

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