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| Double Trouble 歓喜の歌 2008 / 112’ / 35mm / Color A slapstick comedy that delivers many laughs, and a few tears
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| Directed by: Joji Matsuoka Original story by: Shinosuke Tatekawa Screenplay by: Katsuhiko Manabe, Joji Matsuoka [Cast] Kaoru Kobayashi as Tadashi Iizuka Atsushi Ito as Shunsuke Kato Saori Yuki as Mizusu Matsuo Miyoko Asada as Saeko Iizuka [Synopsis] Double Trouble is set in a small town somewhere in Japan. Trouble begins when Iizuka (Kaoru Kobayashi), a manager of a local cultural center, realizes the center’s concert hall has been double-booked for two all-housewives chorus groups on New Year’s Eve. The lazy and usually irresponsible Iizuka tries to make both concerts happen. The film delivers many laughs — and a few tears. The film is based on the comedic story Kanki no Uta (Ode to Joy) by Rakugo comedian Shinosuke Tatekawa. His many stories have depicted the real emotions of people living in today’s world through his keen observing eye, and among them Kanki no Uta (Ode to Joy) is already known among his fans as a masterpiece of masterpieces. This first-ever film adaptation of a Shinosuke Rakugo story is a fresh depiction of the true inner workings of Japanese people. Lịch chiếu / Screenings: |
