Free and Easy
Free and Easy

Movie·1988·1h 33m

Free and Easy

Directed By

Tomio Kuriyama

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 釣りバカ日誌

Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo office. After settling in to his surrounding along with his wife Eri, Densuke befriends an elderly man named Ichinosuke Suzuki. Ichinosuke is a lonely and old man who learns to enjoy life again through his friendship with Densuke. Meanwhile, Densuke is completely unaware that Ichinosuke is the boss of his construction company. The two men become friends through their shared passion for fishing.

Written By

Akira Momoi, Yoji Yamada

Cinematography

Kosuke Yasuda

Music

Bingo Miki

Editor

Masukazu Tsuruta

Themes

japanfishingoffice workersalaryman

Production House

Shochiku

Audience Score

75%

4 votes

Skip8%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection36%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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Cast

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Densuke Hamazaki

Eri Ishida

Eri Ishida

Michiko Hamazaki

Mami Yamase

Mami Yamase

Jun Togawa

Jun Togawa

Ken Nakamoto

Ken Nakamoto

Hiromitsu Suzuki

Hiromitsu Suzuki

Kei Tani

Kei Tani

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Nekohachi Edoya

Nekohachi Edoya

Takehiko Maeda

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Ichinosuke Suzuki

// crew

Crew

Akira Momoi

Writer

Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada

Writer

Tomio Kuriyama

Tomio Kuriyama

Director

Masukazu Tsuruta

Editor

Kosuke Yasuda

Director of Photography

Bingo Miki

Original Music Composer

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