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Feature film — 1999

Anarchy in Japansuke (1999)

4.91h 8mDrama

A middle-aged man walks up to young man who is sitting under a tree and shoots him. The film then flashes back to 1981, where a young woman steals a car with a baby strapped inside. She decides to raise the child as her own, and teaches him to shoplift from stores while she works as a prostitute. She strikes up a relationship with a convenience-store clerk, and the two eventually settle down together.

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A high-signal pick with 7 votes.

Kokuei Company / Shintoho Pictures

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Director: Takahisa Zeze

On screen

Cast & crew

Kazuhiro Sano as Tatsutoshi

Kazuhiro Sano

Tatsutoshi

Yumeka Sasaki as Mizuki

Yumeka Sasaki

Mizuki

Yoji Tanaka as Detective

Yoji Tanaka

Detective

Tarō Suwa as Nakazato

Tarō Suwa

Nakazato

Shirō Shimomoto as Gumyoji

Shirō Shimomoto

Gumyoji

Y

Yukiko Izumi

Haruka

Natsuko Sawada as Yuki

Natsuko Sawada

Yuki

M

Mariko Naka

Mari in 1999

M

Mikio Sato

Yoshiki

Yūichi Minato as Tatsutoshi's father

Yūichi Minato

Tatsutoshi's father

Yohta Kawase as Punk rocker

Yohta Kawase

Punk rocker

M

Mio Nanase

Punk's lover

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