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THE BEAST OF COMEDY (WARAI NO KAIBUTSU)
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Completed - JAPANESE - Biography, Drama - 116 minutes

Log Line

A major internet phenomenon, the autobiography of a legendary comedy writer comes to the screen with a star-studded cast including Amane Okayama, Masaki Suda, and Taiga Nakano.

Year of production : 2023

Director(s) : Kengo TAKIMOTO
Cast : Amane OKAYAMA, Reiko KATAOKA, Honoka MATSUMOTO, Masaki SUDA, Taiga NAKANO

Synopsis

He loves laughter, and other people hate him. The true story of a desperate, dream-wracked, and crazy young comedy writer.
After high school, Tsuchiya avoids full-time employment, devoting himself to writing jokes he sends to comedy programs.
He finally hires on as an apprentice at a comedy theater, but his single-minded devotion to laughter and lack of social skills bring him into conflict with his co-workers, and he is let go.
In despair, he throws himself into submitting material to a national radio program, one of whose stars invites him to Tokyo. Working for a figure he greatly admires, Tsuchiya throws himself into his work, but again his lack of social skills leaves him in dire straits.

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Country(ies) : JAPAN


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