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2008

SR Saitama no Rapper

8000 MILES: SR Saitama's Rapper

SR サイタマノラッパー

Release Date
March, 14th, 2009
Running Time
80 min
Genre
Comedy , Drama , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DVCAM
Sound Processing
Stereo

[ Directed by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Norainu film

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Rosa eigasha, Norainu film

[ Story ]

A film cynically depicting the dull days of youths in a rural area with hip-hop music. The work won the Off-Theater Competition Grand Prix of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2009 and the NETPAC AWARD (best Asian film award) of the Pucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2009. IKKU (Komakine Ryusuke), a NEET rapper living in a countryside are without even a record store or live music club, dreams to one day take the world with his music. Him and his buddies, who are busy with part-time jobs and field work, were working hard on their music, but one day fight over their classmate Chinatsu (Mihiro), who became a porn star.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.sr-movie.com/

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2009 NETPAC AWARD
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2009 Off-Theater Competition Grand Prix

[ 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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Cast
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Cast
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Cast
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Cast
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Release Date
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