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Slapstick Brothers
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Slapstick Brothers

2011-03-19 · 137 min · ★ 6.0

Tobio Kurosawa (Ryuta Sato), who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years, finds himself in trouble after his partner Tamotsu Ishii (Yuji Ayabe) quits due to their declining popularity and mounting debts. Tobio then attempts to drink his problems away, but the next morning finds himself locked up in a detention center. At the detention center Tobio meets tough dreadlocked Ryuhei Onizuka (Yusuke Kamiji) who has an uncanny knack for comedy. Tobio attempts to recruit Ryuhei to become a partner in a new comedy duo. Once on the outside, they start practicing ...

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Directors
Hiroshi Shinagawa
Production companies
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Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ryuta SatoRyuta SatoTobio Kurosawa
Yusuke KamijiYusuke KamijiRyuhei Onizuka
Satomi IshiharaSatomi IshiharaYumiko Miyazaki
Yuji AyabeYuji AyabeTamotsu Ishii
Miyagawa DaisukeMiyagawa DaisukeKanai
Hirofumi AraiHirofumi AraiShirokawa
Seiki NagaharaKawahara
DAIGODAIGOIwasaki
Ryuji AkiyamaRyuji Akiyama
Takashi SasanoTakashi Sasano
Miyuki OshimaMiyuki Oshima
Hiroki NarimiyaHiroki Narimiya
Nobuaki KanekoNobuaki Kaneko
Hiroshi Nishidai
Jun'ichi Kômoto
Shinya Irie
HaLuki NanaiHaLuki Nanai

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