The Drudgery Train

6.5
  • Genre: DramaComedy
  • Run time: 114 min
  • Premiere: 2012. July 14.

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite sex. The working class Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, maintaining his pride, defiance, and self-assurance even as his prospects seem increasingly grim.

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Mirai Moriyama

Kanta Kitamachi

Kengo Kora

Shoji Kusakabe

Atsuko Maeda

Yasuko Sakurai

Makita Sports

Iwao Takahashi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Secondhand Bookstore Manager

Miwako Wagatsuma

Host of Squid Tempu Program

Hiroshi Sato

Male Worker

Mamiko Ito

Sumiyo

Tsutomu Takahashi

Kenji Maeno

Shohei Uno

Man Soliciting Business

Asaka Nakamura

Minako Uzawa

Koji Tsujimoto

Moderator of Squid Tempu Program

Yuya Matsuura

Daily Laborer

Yoshimi Nozaki

Turning Woman

Kyōko Fujī

Landlord

Art

Norifumi Ataka

Art Direction

Camera

Yoshihiro Ikeuchi

Director of Photography

Directing

Editing

Production

Sound

Shinco

Original Music Composer

Writing

Shinji Imaoka

Screenplay