Emi-Abi 2016
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Emi-Abi
Up-and-coming manzai stand-up comedy duo Emi-Abi has lost consummate funny man Unno (a surprisingly touching Tomoya Maeno) to an accident, leaving conceited straight man Jitsudo (Ryu Morioka) to contend with his diminished career prospects as a bland, pretty face entertainer. Guided by his manager Natsumi (Haru Kuroki), who demonstrates stronger comedy chops than her own star, Jitsudo comes to learn the circumstances of his friend's passing, as well as the life-and-death stakes of a career in comedy. Demonstrating a careful balance of tone across tragedy and deadpan and gross-out humor, writer/director Kensaku Watanabe expands "Emi-Abi"'s hilarious premise into a strikingly assured meditation on artistic rivalry and self-actualization.
Up-and-coming manzai stand-up comedy duo Emi-Abi has lost consummate funny man Unno (a surprisingly touching Tomoya Maeno) to an accident, leaving conceited straight man Jitsudo (Ryu Morioka) to contend with his diminished career prospects as a bland, pretty face entertainer. Guided by his manager Natsumi (Haru Kuroki), who demonstrates stronger comedy chops than her own star, Jitsudo comes to learn the circumstances of his friend's passing, as well as the life-and-death stakes of a career in comedy. Demonstrating a careful balance of tone across tragedy and deadpan and gross-out humor, writer/director Kensaku Watanabe expands "Emi-Abi"'s hilarious premise into a strikingly assured meditation on artistic rivalry and self-actualization.
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Full Cast & Crew
... Kenji Sanemichi
... Kazuya Unno
... Natsumi Takahashi
... Takuma Kurosawa
... Hinako Kurosawa
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Hako Oshima... Kaoru Murata
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Release Date:
Sep 03, 2016 (Japan)
Run Time:
1hr 28`
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Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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... Director
Cast
... Kenji Sanemichi
... Kazuya Unno
... Natsumi Takahashi
... Takuma Kurosawa
... Hinako Kurosawa
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Hako Oshima... Kaoru Murata
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Kenta Kunai... Tairo Murata
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Jyo Hyuga...
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