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2015

Ken to Kazu

Ken and Kazu

ケンとカズ

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

(c) 「Ken and Kazu」Production

Release Date
July, 30th, 2016
Running Time
96 min
Genre
Action/Adventure , Drama , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,Blu-ray, DVD
Subtitle
,
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP, Blu-ray, DVD)

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[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Story ]

Drama depicting the conflict between friends who deal drugs. Director Shoji Hiroshi made the feature film based on his short Ken and Kazu, which was screened in four countries including the 41st International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Ken (Kato Shinsuke) and Kazu (Maiguma Katsuya) are partners in crime who use a car repair shop as their front for dealing stimulants. Ken tries to make a clean break after his girlfriend Saki (Iijima Shuna) gets pregnant, but Kazu has a secret.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.ken-kazu.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2015 Tokyo International Film Festival, Japanese Cinema Splash
2016 Shanghai International Film Festival, Panorama
2016 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, World Fantastic Blue
2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival
2016 Taipei Film Festival
2016 JAPAN CUTS
2016 Cinemalaya Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]

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