Same Old, Same Old 2016
6 / 10
Same Old, Same Old
Focusing on the lives (and a few deaths) of three filmmakers, Rikiya Imaizumi (Their Distance, Sad Tea) tackles weighty themes in this new ensemble drama set in Tokyo and Fukushima. Director Kajiwara, struggling to earn a living from film, gets an offer to do a music video. But it doesn’t go well and he finds himself in an unexpected situation. Actress Aoba witnesses her filmmaker boyfriend's suicide and decides to hide his body. Gardener Taro plans to close the family business he inherits from his father, but receives a phone call one night from the self-declared girlfriend of his estranged twin, Jiro.
Focusing on the lives (and a few deaths) of three filmmakers, Rikiya Imaizumi (Their Distance, Sad Tea) tackles weighty themes in this new ensemble drama set in Tokyo and Fukushima. Director Kajiwara, struggling to earn a living from film, gets an offer to do a music video. But it doesn’t go well and he finds himself in an unexpected situation. Actress Aoba witnesses her filmmaker boyfriend's suicide and decides to hide his body. Gardener Taro plans to close the family business he inherits from his father, but receives a phone call one night from the self-declared girlfriend of his estranged twin, Jiro.
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Full Cast & Crew... Taro Imaizumi / Yoshito Yamashita
... Aoba Harada
... Yuichi Kajiwara
... Sachiko Tada
... Ami Ushikoshi
... Kiyota
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Release Date:
Oct 27, 2016 (Japan)
Run Time:
2hr 22`
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Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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Same Old, Same Old - Same Old, Same Old
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Taro Imaizumi / Yoshito Yamashita
... Aoba Harada
... Yuichi Kajiwara
... Sachiko Tada
... Ami Ushikoshi
... Kiyota
... Saho Hoshi
... Yoko Takeshita
... Aya Sukagawa
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Same Old, Same Old - Same Old, Same Old
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