Search All

Search by Title

Release year:
Production year:

Advance Search

Search by Cast/Staff

Advance Search

Search by Company/Association

Advance Search

Categories

Genres

Genres: Specify

2016

Kinmedal otoko

Gold Medal Man

金メダル男

(c)2016 "Kinmedaru Otoko" Production Committee

(c)2016 "Kinmedaru Otoko" Production Committee

(c)2016 "Kinmedaru Otoko" Production Committee

(c)2016 "Kinmedaru Otoko" Production Committee

Release Date
October, 22nd, 2016
Running Time
108 min
Genre
Comedy , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
HDCAM
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (HDCAM)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Hakuhodo DY music & pictures, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, MASEKI GEINOSHA, Project You, NTV, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN, NBCUniversal Entertainment, YOMIURI TELECASTING CORPORATION, CHUKYO TV. BROADCASTING

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

SHOWGATE

[ Production Studio ]

Hakuhodo DY music & pictures, Digital Frontier

[ Story ]

Film adaptation of the 2011 one-man performance "A Man Born on the Year of the Tokyo Olympics" by Uchimura Teruyoshi from the comedy duo Ucchan Nanchan. Laughter-inducing depiction of a guy who goes after every imaginable type of gold medal. Uchimura wrote the original story, and also handled the direction, scriptwriting and lead role for the film.
Senichi (Uchimura) was born in Nagano Prefecture in 1964, the year of the Tokyo Olympics. After snagging first place at an elementary school race, he gets hooked on the sweet taste of victory and goes after the top prize at various types of competitions. But, he discovers an unexpected pitfall upon entering middle school.

[ Official Site ]

http://kinmedao.com

[ Contact (International) ]

HAKUHODO DY MUSIC & PICTURES (SHOWGATE INC.)
Akasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6321
Attn: International Sales Group
E-mail: isales@hakuhodody-map.jp
http://www.hakuhodody-map.jp

Relative Titles

The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians

The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013)

Director
UCHIMURA Teruyoshi
Cast
ITO Atsushi, KOIDE Keisuke, NAGASAWA Masami

Uchimura Teruyoshi of the comedy duo Ucchan Nanchan returns to the director's chair after a 7-year hiatus with this youthful drama. Passionately and graphically depicts the conflicts of struggling comedians. Based on the popular novel "Diary of Comed...

Release Date
Mar, 23rd, 2013
KIDS ON THE SLOPE

KIDS ON THE SLOPE (2018)

Director
MIKI Takahiro
Cast
CHINEN Yuri, NAKAGAWA Taishi, KOMATSU Nana

Miki Takahiro of My Teacher directs the film adaptation of the same-named comic from manga artist Kodama Yuki. It is summer 10 years ago. Kaoru (Chinen Yuri) transfers to a new school and has a fateful encounter with the school's terrifying bad-boy ...

Release Date
Mar, 10th, 2018
Tokyo Island

Tokyo Island (2010)

Director
SHINOZAKI Makoto
Cast
KIMURA Tae, KUBOZUKA Yosuke, FUKUSHI Seiji

Based on the bestselling novel from Naoki Prize-winning novelist Kirino Natsuo. Directing the film is Shinozaki Makoto, winner of the Wolfgang Staudte Award at the Berlin International Film Festival with his directorial debut Welcome Home (Okaeri). K...

Release Date
Aug, 28th, 2010
All Around Us

All Around Us (2008)

Director
HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke
Cast
KIMURA Tae, Lily Franky, BAISHO Mitsuko

The latest by Hashiguchi Ryosuke after six years since Hush! which was officially entered in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes International Film Festival. The title refers to one's "immediate surroundings". The film is ambitious as it looks at the ...

Release Date
Jun, 7th, 2008