Tada's Do-It-All House (2006)

Original title

まほろ駅前多田便利軒

Directed by

Tatsushi Ōmori

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 03m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling handyman runs a small odd jobs business in a quiet part of town. An old middle school friend unexpectedly shows up and starts working with him, and they navigate their ordinary lives together.

melancholicunderstatedslow-burnbittersweetintimatecontemplativegentlewry

What happens

Tada's Do-It-All House (Japanese: まほろ駅前多田便利軒, Hepburn: Mahoro ekimae Tada benriken) is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Tatsushi Ōmori, based on a 2006 novel by Shion Miura. It rotates around a down-on-his-luck handyman who reunites with an old friend from his middle school days, who winds up joining his business. A sequel television series based on the sequel book, also starring Eita and Matsuda, aired in 2013 on TV Tokyo. A second film based on the third book in the series premiered in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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