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Fly Me To The Saitama (2019)

Fly Me To The Saitama poster
Original title
翔んで埼玉
Directed by
Hideki Takeuchi
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A comedy about a rivalry between people from different regions of Japan. The film pokes fun at stereotypes and class divides in a silly way.

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What happens

Fly Me to the Saitama (Japanese: 翔んで埼玉, Hepburn: Tonde Saitama; stylized as Fly me to the Saitama) is a 2019 Japanese comedy film directed by Hideki Takeuchi, based on the 1980s manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Mineo Maya. It was released to critical acclaim and received 12 nominations at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize, taking home the Director of the Year, Screenplay of the Year, and Best Film Editing. It also won the Best Film at Blue Ribbon Awards. With a gross of $32.8 million it was the 13th highest-grossing film of 2019 in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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