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Adrift in Tokyo

Adrift in Tokyo

20077.11h 41m

Overview

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

Directed by Satoshi Miki
Written by Yoshinaga Fujita, Satoshi Miki
Produced by Akihiko Yose, Shoichiro Ohmura, Masaki Kai
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Top Cast

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Fumiya Takemura

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Aiichiro Fukuhara

Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

Makiko

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Fufumi

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Mikaduki Shizuka

Eri Fuse

Eri Fuse

Sendai

Kami Hiraiwa

Kami Hiraiwa

Naomi

Léona Hirota

Léona Hirota

Kaburagi

Yoshizumi Ishihara

Yoshizumi Ishihara

Young Man of Jelly Shop

Mitsuko Ishii

Mitsuko Ishii

Tatako

Themes & Keywords

japanwalkingyakuza

About Adrift in Tokyo

Adrift in Tokyo is a comedy film released in 2007 exploring themes of japan, walking, yakuza. Directed by Satoshi Miki, it stars Joe Odagiri, Tomokazu Miura, Kyoko Koizumi. A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

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