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Afutâ sukûru

  • 2008
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
416
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Masato Sakai, Tomoko Tabata, Takako Tokiwa, Yô Ôizumi, and Kuranosuke Sasaki in Afutâ sukûru (2008)
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A middle school teacher, Jinno, is friends with a young couple that is about to have a baby. But on the eve of the birth, the father, Kimura, disappears. Then, a hired private detective appe... Read allA middle school teacher, Jinno, is friends with a young couple that is about to have a baby. But on the eve of the birth, the father, Kimura, disappears. Then, a hired private detective appears and ask Jinno's help to find Kimura.A middle school teacher, Jinno, is friends with a young couple that is about to have a baby. But on the eve of the birth, the father, Kimura, disappears. Then, a hired private detective appears and ask Jinno's help to find Kimura.

  • Director
    • Kenji Uchida
  • Writer
    • Kenji Uchida
  • Stars
    • Yô Ôizumi
    • Kuranosuke Sasaki
    • Masato Sakai
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    416
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kenji Uchida
    • Writer
      • Kenji Uchida
    • Stars
      • Yô Ôizumi
      • Kuranosuke Sasaki
      • Masato Sakai
    • 2User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Yô Ôizumi
    Yô Ôizumi
    • Ryotaro Jinno
    Kuranosuke Sasaki
    Kuranosuke Sasaki
    • Masayuki Kitazawa
    Masato Sakai
    • Kazuki Kimura
    Tomoko Tabata
    • Kumiko Jinno
    Takako Tokiwa
    • Miki Sano
    Masatô Ibu
    Masatô Ibu
    • Kataoka
    Jun'ichirô Kishi
    Toshiyuki Kitami
    • Ohguro
    Ayumu Saitô
    Kei Yamamoto
    • Director
      • Kenji Uchida
    • Writer
      • Kenji Uchida
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    5ebiros2

    Not so intriguing mystery

    When you see the cast of this film, it kind of telegraphs to you that it's a B movie.

    Jinno (Yo Ooizumi) is a school teacher, but he ends up doing a detective job like he did with "Tantei wa BAR ni iru". Kimura (Masato Sakai) plays the part of his high school class mate that disappeared, and Jinno has to search. Why Kimura disappeared is the center of focus in this movie.

    It's not a bad film, but not so good either.

    This might be the swan song for the Gen X age group actors to play the lead role. Their slow burn style acting doesn't go well with a comical story.

    The story wasn't so bad, so it's worth a watch.

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    • Soundtracks
      Fuji no yama (aka: Mt. Fuji)
      Children's song

      Melody of baby merry-go-round

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 2008 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • After School
    • Production companies
      • Amuse
      • Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
      • Imagica
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,766,629
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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