Emi-Abi (2016)

ALL 09/03/2016 (ja) Drama, Comedy 88 Min
  • Release
    09/03/2016
  • Production
    Bitters End
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    エミアビのはじまりとはじまり
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Kensaku Watanabe

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



Currently available to stream, watch for free, rent, and buy in the United States. You can makes it easy to find out where you can legally watch your favorite movies & TV shows online.

Watch Channel

Casts

  1. Ryu Morioka

    Kenji Sanemichi

  2. Tomoya Maeno

    Kazuya Unno

  3. Haru Kuroki

    Natsumi Takahashi

  4. Hirofumi Arai

    Takuma Kurosawa

  5. Mari Yamachi

    Hinako Kurosawa

  6. Hako Oshima

    Kaoru Murata

  7. Kenta Kunai

    Tairo Murata

  8. Jyo Hyuga

  9. Yuya Matsuura

  10. Yoshiki Saito

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 10 , Crews : 1

Keyword

Emi-Abi (2016) 88 Min

ALL 09/03/2016 (ja)
Drama, Comedy
  • Release 09/03/2016
  • Production
    Bitters End
  • Original title エミアビのはじまりとはじまり
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Kensaku Watanabe

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer