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Gama no abura

Toad's Oil

ガマの油

Release Date: June, 6th, 2009

Running Time: 131 min

Genre: Drama , Feature

Color: Color

Screening Format: 35mm

Screen Size: American Vista (1:1.85)

Sound Processing: Dolby Surround

[ Directed by ]

YAKUSHO Koji

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

YAKUSHO Koji ── Takuro
Eita ── Takuya
SAWAYASHIKI Junichi ── Saburo

[ Staff ]

YAKUSHO Koji ── Original Story
Urara ── Screenplay
KURITA Toyomichi ── Director of Cinematography
UENO Soichi ── Editor
Tablatura ── Music

[ Production Company ]

"Toad"s Oil" Production Committee

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

PHANTOM FILM

[ Story ]

The directorial debut of actor Yakusho Koji, known for his roles in Hollywood films such as Memoirs of a Geisha and Babel. A fantastical drama employing an abundance of brilliant colors in the imagery, it takes up the theme of the toad oil peddling, which is a form of traditional Japanese street performance.
Takuro (Yakusho), a day trader who claims he makes millions of dollars per day, enjoys a happy life with his loving wife (Kobayashi Satomi) and his son Takuya (Eita), but one day, Takuya encounters a traffic accident. Unable to tell the truth to Takuya's girlfriend Hikari (Nikaido Fumi), Takuro answers a cell phone call from her; without thinking, he pretends to be Takuya and tells her that he is at the Tanegashima Space Center, pursuing his dream to become an astronaut. Takuro leaves on a trip to spread his son's ashes in the hills, and he recalls a childhood encounter with a toad oil peddler (Masuoka Toru). If he had some toad oil, which is said to quickly heal any wound, couldn't he heal the wound in his heart?

[ Official Site ]

http://gama-movie.com/

[ Contact (International) ]

Happinet Phantom Studios Corp (formerly Phantom Film Co., Ltd.)
International Acquisitions and Sales
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