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No More Cry

2009 · 134 min Drama Comedy
6.3 / 10 · TMDB

Abandoned by his father as a boy, Yuta grows up as the foster son of a restaurant owner and takes over the restaurant at the owner's death. Cheery, always smiling, always helpful, Yuta is known as Yama-chan, the friend everyone turns to. When Yuta discovers he had a hitherto unknown baby brother, he sets out to track him down. But the baby brother, Yusuke, has grown up to be half of a successful comedy team, the Kinjo Brothers, and Yusuke's professional "brother" has just written a best-selling book about their adventures growing up together. Yuta's appearance on the scene threatens to reveal that the book is a complete fiction and to set all three "brothers" into conflict with each other.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title なくもんか
Year 2009
Country Japan
Genre Drama, Comedy
Director Nobuo Mizuta
Runtime 134 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.3/10 (3 votes)

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The director constructs the narrative around the clash between Yuta's naive sincerity and the cynical world of show business he stumbles into. The film relies on the subtle performances of its cast, exploring the fragility of both fabricated and genuine familial bonds.

What lingers after the viewing is a warm, yet bittersweet reflection on the nature of true connection and whether it can be manufactured. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Nobuo Mizuta

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