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Demekin

DEMEKIN

デメキン

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Release Date: December, 2nd, 2017

Running Time: 116 min

Genre: Feature

Color: Color

Screening Format: DCP

Screen Size: -

Sound Processing: -

Screening Format with Subtitles: English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

YAMAGUCHI Yoshitaka

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

SATA Masaki ── Original Story
ADACHI Shin ── Screenplay
KAIDA Shogo ── Music

[ Production Company ]

TOEI VIDEO, AMG Entertainment

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

AMG Entertainment

[ Story ]

A youth film based on the true story of Sata Masaki, one-half of the comedy duo Bad Boys and former biker gang boss. At the helm is Yamaguchi Yoshitaka, and the screenplay is by 100 Yen Love screenwriter, Adachi Shin who directed 14 That Night.
Sada Masaki (Kentaro) is bullied and called "demekin (bug eyes)" by those around him because of his large, bulging eyes. He pledges to become stronger and harden himself. Spending his each day fighting, Masaki eventually rises to become the leader of the most powerful gang in Fukuoka Prefecture.

[ Official Site ]

http://demekin-movie.com

[ Contact (International) ]

TOEI COMPANY, LTD.
International Sales & Acquisitions
3-2-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8108
tel: +81 3 3535 7621
fax: +81 3 3535 7622
E-mail: international@toei.co.jp
http://www.toei.co.jp/en

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