CinemaOSMovie · 2016 · 1h 28m

Emi-Abi

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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.

Directed byKensaku Watanabe

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
JA
Released
September 3, 2016
Studios
Bitters End

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ryu Morioka

Ryu Morioka

Kenji Sanemichi

Tomoya Maeno

Tomoya Maeno

Kazuya Unno

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Natsumi Takahashi

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Takuma Kurosawa

Mari Yamachi

Mari Yamachi

Hinako Kurosawa

Hako Oshima

Kaoru Murata

Kenta Kunai

Tairo Murata

Jyo Hyuga

Yuya Matsuura

Yuya Matsuura

Yoshiki Saito

Yoshiki Saito

Creative team
Directed by
Kensaku Watanabe
Kensaku Watanabe

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