Emi-Abi
Up-and-coming manzai stand-up comedy duo Emi-Abi has lost consummate funny man Unno (a surprisingly touching Tomoya Maeno) to an accident, leaving conceited straight man Jitsudo (Ryu Morioka) to contend with his diminished career prospects as a bland, pretty face entertainer. Guided by his manager Natsumi (Haru Kuroki), who demonstrates stronger comedy chops than her own star, Jitsudo comes to learn the circumstances of his friend's passing, as well as the life-and-death stakes of a career in comedy. Demonstrating a careful balance of tone across tragedy and deadpan and gross-out humor, writer/director Kensaku Watanabe expands "Emi-Abi"'s hilarious premise into a strikingly assured meditation on artistic rivalry and self-actualization.
Cast
Similar movies
The Bleep Brothers
March 29, 2002Tomorrow's "Tarinai Futari" Special Edition
May 31, 2021漫才協会 THE MOVIE 舞台の上の懲りない面々
March 1, 2024Metropolis
February 6, 1927My Life Without Me
March 7, 2003Jarhead
November 4, 2005Walk on Water
February 5, 20049 Songs
July 16, 2004Apocalypse Now
August 15, 1979The Simpsons Movie
July 25, 2007Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
March 19, 2004Amores Perros
June 16, 2000A History of Violence
September 23, 2005Talk to Her
March 15, 20028 Mile
November 8, 2002Absolute Power
February 14, 1997Paradise Now
September 7, 2005Brazil
February 20, 1985Walk the Line
September 13, 2005Million Dollar Baby
December 15, 2004