The Drudgery Train (2012)
In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite sex. The working class Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, maintaining his pride, defiance, and self-assurance even as his prospects seem increasingly grim.
- Released
- 2012-07-14
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Shinji Imaoka, Nobuhiro Yamashita
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Mirai Moriyama as Kanta Kitamachi
- Kengo Kora as Shoji Kusakabe
- Atsuko Maeda as Yasuko Sakurai
- Makita Sports as Iwao Takahashi
- Tomorowo Taguchi as Secondhand Bookstore Manager
- Miwako Wagatsuma as Host of Squid Tempu Program
- Hiroshi Sato as Male Worker
- Mamiko Ito as Sumiyo
- Tsutomu Takahashi as Kenji Maeno
- Shohei Uno as Man Soliciting Business
- Asaka Nakamura as Minako Uzawa
- Kouji Tsujimoto as Moderator of Squid Tempu Program
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