Same Old, Same Old (2016)

10/27/2016 (JP) • 2h 22m

Comedy, Mystery, Comedy, Family

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Taro Uchibori

Taro Imaizumi / Yoshito Yamashita

Marika Matsumoto

Aoba Harada

Masaru Yahagi

Yuichi Kajiwara

Yui Murata

Sachiko Tada

Ayano Kaneko

Ami Ushikoshi

Ririka

Saho Hoshi

Chiharu Mimori

Yoko Takeshita

Ayaka Kawashima

Aya Sukagawa


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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