Underplayed Gems

akegarasu (2015)

akegarasu poster
Original title
明烏
Directed by
Yūichi Fukuda
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a comedy set in a run-down host club. The story follows the hosts as they work through the night until dawn. It is based on a classic rakugo story about a leather wallet.

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What happens

『明烏 -akegarasu-』(あけがらす)は、福田雄一の戯曲。場末のホストクラブを舞台としたシチュエーション・コメディで、劇団ブラボーカンパニーにより2011年9月に恵比寿・エコー劇場にて初演、2015年7月に下北沢駅前劇場にて再演された。 福田の脚本・監督により『明烏』(あけがらす)と題して映画化され、2015年5月に公開された。 古典落語の演目『芝浜』が物語のベースとなっており、明け方まで働いて帰るホストたちを烏に見立て、作品名を古典落語の演目『明烏』より採っている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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