Film

Movie box-ing

2004Directed by Reiko Saito, Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Gisho

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Released
Runtime
1h 7m

About Movie box-ing

  • Comedy
  • Drama

Synopsis

"Movie Box-ing" is a Japanese film from 2003. It is an omnibus-style film consisting of three short stories: "Run-ing", "The Spinning Boy" and "The Policeman and the Summer Clothes" "Run-ing": Four men and women, each with their own unique circumstances and backgrounds, find themselves running after hearing the gunshot of an assassin targeting a man who stole a bag from an organization. The story follows what happens when they reach the finish line. "The Spinning Boy": Yoshio loves to spin around. Despite a class goal to make him stop spinning, he continues. One day, his father gets injured, and Yoshio declares, "I won't spin anymore." "The Policeman and the Summer Clothes": On the eve of a summer festival, Shingo, a policeman in a small coastal town, is involved in a case. While his girlfriend, Chizuru, is job hunting in Tokyo, Shingo questions Mariko, a university entrance exam candidate, about breaking a shop window.

Directors
  • Reiko Saito
  • Yoshihiro Fukagawa
  • Gisho
Writers
  • Hiromitsu Toyohara
  • Makoto Ichihôshi
  • Yûki Shimazaki
Original title
ムービーボクシング

Principal cast

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