8000 Miles
– Ikku, Mighty and Tomu live in Saitama, not exactly the coolest places to get involved in a wanna-be ..
Ikku, Mighty and Tomu live in Saitama, not exactly the coolest places to get involved in a wanna-be rap star lifestyle. But try they do with their freestyle rap band Sho-Gung. Yu Irie, who gained the Grand Prize at Yubari Fantastic Film Festival with this film, grew up in Saitama and inserts the grim realities of suburban youth skillfully in his comedic style.
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Release Date:
14 Mar 2009
Language:
Japanese
Director:
Yû Irie
Writer:
Yû Irie (screenplay)
Main Actors:
Hakushu Kamisuzuki, Ryusuke Komakine, Ryuya Masunari, Mihiro
Plot:
(Japanese with English subtitles) This surprise indie box office hit in Japan follows the tragi-comic trials and tribulations of a group of wannabe rappers struggling to make something of themselves in the suburban sprawls of Tokyo.
Awards:
1 win.
Production:
Asian Crush
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