
Memories of Matsuko(2006)
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.


Four strangers (a verbose romantic, a human lie detector, an expert pickpocket, and a woman with a preternaturally precise sense of time) are brought together by chance when they inadvertently team up to thwart a bank robbery. Recognizing the potential of their combined talents, they decide to form a bank-robbing gang themselves, just for the fun and romance of it. Their heists are played out swiftly and coolly, less like robberies than performance art. Eventually, the foursome's good-natured crime streak is interrupted when a man from one of their pasts creates a whirlwind of extortion and double crossing.

Takao Osawa
Naruse

Kyoka Suzuki
Yukiko

Koichi Sato
Kyono

Shota Matsuda
Kuon

Koji Ohkura
Jimichi

Arata Furuta
Tanaka

Rosa Kato
Shoko

Houka Kinoshita
Hayashi

Suzuki Matsuo
Kamoda

Ken Mitsuishi
Asakura
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth is a comedy, drama, crime film released in 2006. Directed by Tetsu Maeda, it stars Takao Osawa, Kyoka Suzuki, Koichi Sato. Four strangers (a verbose romantic, a human lie detector, an expert pickpocket, and a woman with a preternaturally precise sense of time) are brought together by chance when they inadvertently team up to thwart a bank robbery. Recognizing the potential of their combined talents, they decide to form a bank-robbing gang themselves, just for the fun and romance of it. Their heists are played out swiftly and coolly, less like robberies than performance art. Eventually, the foursome's good-natured crime streak is interrupted when a man from one of their pasts creates a whirlwind of extortion and double crossing.
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