Adrift in Tokyo

Tenten
Tenten
Directed by	Satoshi Miki
Written by	Yoshinaga Fujita; Satoshi Miki
Starring	Joe Odagiri; Tomokazu Miura; Kyōko Koizumi; Yuriko Yoshitaka
Cinematography	Sôhei Tanikawa
Edited by	Nobuyuki Takahashi
Music by	Osamu Sakaguchi
Release date	10 November 2007;
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Adrift in Tokyo (Japanese: 転々, Hepburn: tenten) is a 2007 Japanese film based on a novel by Yoshinaga Fujita.

Synopsis[]

Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. Fukuhara makes a proposition: he will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to take walks through Tokyo, eventually ending up at the police station in Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal.

The film is based on the original novel by the 125th Naoki Prize winner Yoshinaga Fujita.^[1]

Cast[]

Joe Odagiri as Fumiya Takemura
Tomokazu Miura as Aiichiro Fukuhara
Kyōko Koizumi as Makiko
Yuriko Yoshitaka as Fufumi

Festivals[]

Udine Far East Festival 2008
New York Asian Film Festival 2008
Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival 2008
Fantasia Festival 2008
Raindance Film Festival 2008
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2008 – Closing Film
Ottawa International Film Festival

Awards[]

Fantasia International Film Festival: Best Script (Satoshi Miki); Special Mention (Jo Odagiri and Tomokazu Miura)
Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Tomokazu Miura)

International Release[]

Japan : November 10, 2007
Canada : Montreal : April 10, 2009 – (DÉRIVE À TOKYO) Toronto : May 1, 2009 & Vancouver : May 22, 2009

References[]

^ Announced July 18th 2001 Japan Weekly Monitor, Kyodo News International, Tokyo, Japan July 23rd 2001

External links[]

[1] Announced July 18th 2001 Japan Weekly Monitor, Kyodo News International, Tokyo, Japan July 23rd 2001

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