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Emi-Abi
Emi-Abi

Emi-Abi

Drama, Comedy
2016, JP
1h 28m

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Ryu Morioka

Ryu Morioka

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Tomoya Maeno

Tomoya Maeno

Yuya Matsuura

Yuya Matsuura

Jyo Hyuga

Jyo Hyuga

Mari Yamachi

Mari Yamachi

Hako Oshima

Hako Oshima

Kenta Kunai

Kenta Kunai

Yoshiki Saito

Yoshiki Saito

Kensaku Watanabe

Kensaku Watanabe

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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.

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