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Release Year2016
Runtime1h 54m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
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DirectorTakanori Jinnai
WritersKohei Kiyasu
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsKofuku no Alibi: Picture
About Kofuku no Alibi: Picture
Stories depicting ordinary people revolving around ceremonial occasions. Without knowing that the funeral is for a yakuza member, an undertaker holds the funeral service. Relatives bicker over the deceased's last will. A son insists on wearing a long jacket normally worn by bousouzoku biker gang to a coming of age ceremony. His parents try to stop him. A husband heads over to his pregnant wife. She got pregnant before they got married and his father-in-law is angry at him. A freeter man challenges a professional baseball player over a woman.
Directed by Takanori Jinnai, Kofuku no Alibi: Picture leans on a strong ensemble — Kiichi Nakai, Toshiro Yanagiba, Yasuo Daichi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2016.
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