Movie·2004·2h 1m
University of Laughs
Directed By
Mamoru Hoshi
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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// overview
The Story
Original title: 笑の大学
In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.
Written By
Koki Mitani
Producer
Yoshishige Shimatani, Yumiko Shigeoka
Cinematography
Hiroshi Takase
Music
Yūsuke Honma
Editor
Masaaki Yamamoto
Themes
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Mutsuo Sakisaka
Goro Inagaki
Hajime Tsubaki
Masaya Takahashi
Masao Komatsu
Tae Kimura
Ai Kato
// crew
Crew
Mamoru Hoshi
Director
Yoshishige Shimatani
Executive Producer
Yūsuke Honma
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Takase
Director of Photography
Masaaki Yamamoto
Editor
Koki Mitani
Screenplay
Yumiko Shigeoka
Producer
Minami Ichikawa
Producer
Hideki Inada
Producer
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