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Emi-Abi

Emi-Abi

Sep. 03, 2016Japan88 Min.PG
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Up-and-coming manzai stand-up comedy duo Emi-Abi has lost consummate funny man Unno (a surprisingly touching Tomoya Maeno) to an accident, leaving conceited straight man Jitsudo (Ryu Morioka) to contend with his diminished career prospects as a bland, pretty face entertainer. Guided by his manager Natsumi (Haru Kuroki), who demonstrates stronger comedy chops than her own star, Jitsudo comes to learn the circumstances of his friend’s passing, as well as the life-and-death stakes of a career in comedy. Demonstrating a careful balance of tone across tragedy and deadpan and gross-out humor, writer/director Kensaku Watanabe expands “Emi-Abi”‘s hilarious premise into a strikingly assured meditation on artistic rivalry and self-actualization.

Emi-Abi
Emi-Abi
Emi-Abi
Original title エミアビのはじまりとはじまり

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Cast

Ryu Morioka isKenji Sanemichi
Kenji Sanemichi
Tomoya Maeno isKazuya Unno
Kazuya Unno
Haru Kuroki isNatsumi Takahashi
Natsumi Takahashi
Hirofumi Arai isTakuma Kurosawa
Takuma Kurosawa
Mari Yamachi isHinako Kurosawa
Hinako Kurosawa
Hako Oshima isKaoru Murata
Kaoru Murata
Kenta Kunai isTairo Murata
Tairo Murata

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