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Release Year2008
Runtime0h 46m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresScience Fiction, Comedy, TV Movie
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DirectorTakashi Miike
WritersAtsuhiro Tomioka
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsCell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot
About Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot
Masaka Kubota plays high-school student Keita, who leads a secret life as a "network investigator" for a secret organization. In the introductory episode, Keita has moved to a new school in Tokyo but doesn't like it. His best friend from his previous school comes to Tokyo and they run away together. Passing through a construction site the pair are attacked by a robot, but are then saved by a man named Takimoto and his strange sidekick — a cell phone with arms and legs. This Buddy Keitai cell phone with "human intelligence capabilities" will go on sale in Japan in April.
Directed by Takashi Miike, Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot leans on a strong ensemble — Masataka Kubota, Kanji Tsuda, Reiko Igarashi — 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 science fiction titles of 2008.
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