Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (1998)
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75% of users liked it
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A black comedy awash in post-modern nihilism, Bootleg Film follows two friends who are driving to a funeral -- Tatsuo (Akira Emoto), a low-level criminal, and Seiji (Kippei Shiina), a police officer. The dearly departed was Ayako (Tamaki), a woman who at one time was married to Seiji and at another… More A black comedy awash in post-modern nihilism, Bootleg Film follows two friends who are driving to a funeral -- Tatsuo (Akira Emoto), a low-level criminal, and Seiji (Kippei Shiina), a police officer. The dearly departed was Ayako (Tamaki), a woman who at one time was married to Seiji and at another involved with Tatsuo. The circumstances of this journey has brought tensions between them to the surface, and they've been arguing when they encounter Yoji (Kazuki Kitamura) and Junko (Maika), a disaffected young couple who soon find out more about the two men than it's healthy for them to know. The second feature film from director Masahiro Kobayashi, Bootleg Film was shown as part of the "Un Certain Regard" series at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Masahiro Kobayashi
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 13, 1999 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 28, 2009
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Cast
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Akira Emoto
as Tatsuo
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Kippei Shiina
as Seiji
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Maika
as Junko
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Wakaba Nakano
as Reiko
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Kazue Takani
as Akiko
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Kôji Tamaki
as Ayako
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Kazuki Kitamura
as Yoji
