Summary
Set in the near future around Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinji got out from a youth detention center. Barikan suffers from stuttering and extreme shyness. These two men meet in a boxing gym. Shinji and Barikan become friends and pursue boxing under a hopeless situation.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 69
Letterboxd · 456 ratings3.6/5
IMDb7.1
Running time
2 h 27 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +38 min on the typical 109
typical 109147Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
2017
October 21, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more15 people
- Masaki SudaShinji
- Yang Ik-juneBarikan ('Hair clipper')
- Akari KinoshitaYoshiko Sone
- Moro MorookaTakeo Niki
- Kazuya TakahashiTaichi Miyagi
- Anna KonnoKeiko
- Yuki YamadaYuji
- Aoba KawaiSetsu Sone
Yusuke SantamariaHoriguchi
Tae KimuraKyoko
DendenBaba
Riku HagiwaraMakoto Nanao
Katsuya KobayashiRyuki Tachibana
Satoru KawaguchiKazutoshi Ishii
Takashi YamanakaFukushima
Directing · 1
- Yoshiyuki Kishi Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Takehiko Minato Screenplay
- Shūji Terayama Novel
Production · 8
- Akira Ishii Executive Producer
- Tenshin Tsutsumi Executive Producer
- Hiromitsu Sugita Producer
- Junko Sato Producer
- Sawako Ohzu Casting
- Masahiro Handa Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Kôzô Natsumi Director of Photography
- Yu Suzuki Digital Imaging Technician
Sound · 1
- Hidetoshi Miyai Music Arranger
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Tomo Hyakutake Special Effects Makeup Artist
- 小沼みどり Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 1
- 藤井義一 Visual Effects Compositor
Lighting · 1
- Toshihide Kosaka Gaffer
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