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No Place to Go

No Place to Go

20226.01h 31m

Overview

Michiko used to work as a live-in part-timer at an izakaya, but suddenly lost her job and her house at the same time due to COVID-19 pandemic. There are no new jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diners and internet cafes are closed. Michiko is at her wits' end, but there in front of her is a bus stop that stands slightly brightly in the darkness, illuminated only by the streetlights.

Directed by Banmei Takahashi
Written by Aki Kajiwara
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Top Cast

Yuka Itaya

Yuka Itaya

Michiko Kitabayashi

Ayaka Onishi

Ayaka Onishi

Chiharu Terajima

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Satoshi Okawara

Yuya Matsuura

Yuya Matsuura

Ruby Moreno

Ruby Moreno

Maria

Reiko Kataoka

Reiko Kataoka

Shiori Doi

Shiori Doi

Tasuku Emoto

Tasuku Emoto

Shirō Shimomoto

Shirō Shimomoto

Mariko Tsutsui

Mariko Tsutsui

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Themes & Keywords

homelessnessbus stoploss of jobunemploymenthomelessunemployedlosing a jobcovid-19houselessness

About No Place to Go

No Place to Go is a drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of homelessness, bus stop, loss of job, unemployment, homeless, unemployed. Directed by Banmei Takahashi, it stars Yuka Itaya, Ayaka Onishi, Takahiro Miura. Michiko used to work as a live-in part-timer at an izakaya, but suddenly lost her job and her house at the same time due to COVID-19 pandemic. There are no new jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diners and internet cafes are closed. Michiko is at her wits' end, but there in front of her is a bus stop that stands slightly brightly in the darkness, illuminated only by the streetlights.

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