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ロケットパンチを君に! (2005)

ロケットパンチを君に! poster
Directed by
Ryōta Nakano
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan

How it feels

Two high school students who each feel out of place in the real world cope in different ways. One decides to become a robot to get through his days, while the other seeks real feelings through playing with death. The film follows these clumsy young people as they try to find something meaningful in their harsh lives.

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What happens

『ロケットパンチを君に!』(ロケットパンチをきみに)は、2005年の日本映画。 ひろしま映像展2005グランプリ受賞作品。TAMA CINEMA FORUM2006 TAMA NEW WAVE 特別賞受賞作品。 現実の世の中に、生き辛さを感じている不器用な高校生、秀平。秀平が今を生きていくために選んだ方法は、ロボットになることだった。クラスメートの綾里もまた、嘘くさい世の中に生き辛さを感じていた。綾里が今を生きていくために選んだ方法は、自殺遊戯でリアルを感じることだった。残酷な現実の中に何かを探し、必死に生きようとする不器用な二人。そんな二人が、未来を生きるために最後に選んだ究極の選択とは。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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