Adrift in Tokyo is a touching drama by Miki Satoshi, the director of Instant Swamp and Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers. It's a road movie with a difference, unique because our main characters spend most of their time on the sidewalks of life (unless of course they’re being chased down by the owner of a small clock shop who thinks he’s Bruce Lee). Fumiya and Fukuhara walk, talk, argue and discover a little something about themselves. On the surface there’s little more to it than that. What might sound painfully dull on paper proves in fact to be one of the most engaging films in years. Up to now, Fumiya’s life has been anything but extraordinary. A university student for the past eight years, his life is going nowhere fast, but all’s about to change the day he meets Fukuhara. Fumiya owes money to loan...
- 9/9/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
Adrift in Tokyo is a touching drama by Miki Satoshi, the director of Instant Swamp and Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers. It's a road movie with a difference, unique because our main characters spend most of their time on the sidewalks of life (unless of course they’re being chased down by the owner of a small clock shop who thinks he’s Bruce Lee). Fumiya and Fukuhara walk, talk, argue and discover a little something about themselves. On the surface there’s little more to it than that. What might sound painfully dull on paper proves in fact to be one of the most engaging films in years. Up to now, Fumiya’s life has been anything but extraordinary. A university student for the past eight years, his life is going nowhere fast, but all’s about to change the day he meets Fukuhara. Fumiya owes money to loan...
- 9/9/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
Adrift in Tokyo is a touching drama by Miki Satoshi, the director of Instant Swamp and Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers. It's a road movie with a difference, unique because our main characters spend most of their time on the sidewalks of life (unless of course they’re being chased down by the owner of a small clock shop who thinks he’s Bruce Lee). Fumiya and Fukuhara walk, talk, argue and discover a little something about themselves. On the surface there’s little more to it than that. What might sound painfully dull on paper proves in fact to be one of the most engaging films in years. Up to now, Fumiya’s life has been anything but extraordinary. A university student for the past eight years, his life is going nowhere fast, but all’s about to change the day he meets Fukuhara. Fumiya owes money to loan...
- 9/9/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
Director: Miki Satoshi. Review: Adam Wing. The title says it all really. The ‘Miki Satoshi Collection’ is in fact a collection of famed Japanese director Miki Satoshi’s three best works, available together for the first time courtesy of Third Window Films. Born on Aug. 9, 1961 at Kanagawa Prefecture, Satoshi started out as a writer for hit TV variety shows, some of which are legendary in Japan. He then began directing stages and has since expanded into TV dramas and film. The box set includes Adrift in Tokyo starring Odagiri Joe and Kyoko Koizumi, Instant Swamp starring Aso Kumiko and Ryo Kase, and Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers starring Ueno Juri and Aoi Yu. Adrift in Tokyo (2007): Up to now, Fumiya’s life has been anything but extraordinary. A university student for the past eight years, his life is going nowhere fast, but all’s about to change the day he meets Fukuhara.
- 2/25/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Director: Miki Satoshi. Review: Adam Wing. Up to now, Fumiya’s life has been anything but extraordinary. A university student for the past eight years, his life is going nowhere fast, but all’s about to change the day he meets Fukuhara. Fumiya owes money to loan sharks and one day; a man called Fukuhara turns up to collect the repayments. Unsurprisingly, Fumiya can’t afford to pay the loan back so Fukuhara makes a proposition. He will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to walk with him across Tokyo to the police station of Kasumigaseki, where he plans to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Adrift in Tokyo is a touching drama by Miki Satoshi, the director of Instant Swamp and Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers. Not having much choice in the matter, Fumiya reluctantly accepts Fukuhara’s offer. And so begins a comical,...
- 2/24/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
“Adrift in Tokyo” (released domestically as “Tenten”) is a 2007 outing from cult favourite director Satoshi Miki, who has been responsible for some of the best loved of the recent wave of eccentric Japanese comedies, including “Instant Swamp” and “Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers”. Headlined by the extremely effective pairing of actors Joe Odagiri (“I Wish”, “Shinobi”) and Tomokazu Miura (“The Taste of Tea”), the film is a whimsical stroll through the city, with the two getting caught up in the kind of odd events and unexpected adventures that Miki has become so well known for. The film finally lands on region 2 DVD via Third Window on February 27th. Joe Odagiri plays slacker and eternal student type Takemura, the film opening with him having a sock stuffed in his mouth by debt collector Fukuhara (Tomokazu Miura) in an effort to try to get him to finally pay off his mountain of bills.
- 2/23/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Third Window Films continue to do amazing work for the distribution of Asian films…
Adrift in Tokyo
(Cert Tbc)
A film by Miki Satoshi
(Instant Swamp, Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers)
Best Script / Best Film (Special Mention) – Fantasia Film Festival
Best Supporting Actor – Kinema Junpo Awards, Closing Film – Toronto Reel Asian Ff
- Synopsis -
Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a university student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. So Fukuhara makes a proposition: He will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to walk with him across Tokyo to the police station of Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal. Thus begins their journey which will lead them to various unusual encounters, most of all with themselves.
Adrift in Tokyo
(Cert Tbc)
A film by Miki Satoshi
(Instant Swamp, Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers)
Best Script / Best Film (Special Mention) – Fantasia Film Festival
Best Supporting Actor – Kinema Junpo Awards, Closing Film – Toronto Reel Asian Ff
- Synopsis -
Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a university student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. So Fukuhara makes a proposition: He will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to walk with him across Tokyo to the police station of Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal. Thus begins their journey which will lead them to various unusual encounters, most of all with themselves.
- 2/22/2012
- by Tiger33
- AsianMoviePulse
Third Window's latest release, Adrift in Tokyo, is coming to DVD on February 27th.This is their third Miki Satoshi film, and one that hasn't been released on Us DVD, though it is available in Canada. In celebration of this release, Third Window are also compiling their first box set, the Miki Satoshi Collection, featuring Adrift in Tokyo, Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers, and Instant Swamp. The two older features are fantastic, and I can't wait to check out Adrift. The box set is on sale for a ridiculously low price at Amazon right now, so if you don't have the other two films, you'll want to get in on the deal before that price goes up! Here are the details for Adrift in Tokyo:Adrift in...
- 2/3/2012
- Screen Anarchy
One of the wonderful things about independent home video labels is that they are able to champion individual filmmakers in a way that major studios have no interest in doing. Arrow Video has taken an interest in giving Argento, Romero, and Fulci their due; while Severin Films had their sights set on making the films of Jess Franco, Walerian Borowcyzk, and Joe D'Amato the credit they deserve. Third Window Films is also determined to help bring some of their favorite directors some exposure, even if the Western world hasn't yet discovered them. When I spoke to Third Window's Adam Torel, he gave me three names of filmmakers/auteurs that he really stood behind with his label, and those three are Tetsuya Nakashima, Sion Sono, and Miki Satoshi. The first two should be names not unfamiliar to many Twitch readers, Nakashima's Kamikaze Girls and Sono's Love Exposure, among others, are some...
- 12/24/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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