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Reiraku

Downfall

零落

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(c)2023 Inio ASANO, Shogakukan / Reiraku Film partners

Release Date: March, 17th, 2023

Running Time: 128 min

Genre: Drama , Feature

Color: Color

Screening Format: DCP

Screen Size: -

Sound Processing: -

Screening Format with Subtitles: English (Blu-ray)

[ Directed by ]

TAKENAKA Naoto

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

SAITOH Takumi ── FUAKZAWA Kaoru
Shuri ── Chifuyu
MEGUMI ── MACHIDA Nozomi

[ Staff ]

ASANO Inio ── Original Story
KURAMOCHI Yutaka ── Screenplay
YANAGIDA Hiroo ── Cinematography
FURUKAWA Tatsuma ── Editor
SHIMA Ryohei ── Music

[ Production Company ]

Reiraku Film partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

NIKKATSU, Happinet Phantom Studios

[ Story ]

The tenth feature film from Nowhere Man director Takenaka Naoto, based on the bold work that took manga artist Asano Inio into new territory. Vividly exposes the struggles of an artist through a manga artist's downfall.
Manga artist Fukazawa Kaoru (Saitoh Takumi) feels empty and depressed after his comic series wraps up an eight-year run. He clashes with his editor, gets roasted by readers on social media, and faces divorce from his wife... Fukazawa tries to get away from social annoyances and meets Chifuyu (Shuri), a call girl with cat eyes.

[ Official Site ]

https://happinet-phantom.com/reiraku/

[ Contact (International) ]

Nikkatsu Corporation
International Sales
3-28-12 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
Attn: KAWAI Emico, YAMAMOTO Umi, OKUYAMA Ruka
tel: +81 3 5689 1014
fax: +81 3 5689 1044
E-mail: international@nikkatsu.co.jp
https://intl.nikkatsu.com

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