Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 2005 · 1h 50m

A Hardest Night!!

寝ずの番

A Hardest Night!! poster
Director
Masahiko Tsugawa
Cast
Kiichi Nakai as Hashita Yoshino Kimura as Shigeko Houka Kinoshita as Kyoshi Takashi Sasano as Kyoji Ken Ogata as Masaaki Sakai as Boss
Crew
Sumio Ōmori — Writer Ramo Nakajima — Novel
Synopsis

A celebration of the ancient art of Japanese rakugo, roughly translated as “comic storytelling”. The film is interspersed with numerous funerals and wakes, songs, dances, and often disgustingly crude jokes.

Mood & Themes
funeraladult humorrakugo
Key Collaborators
Masahiko Tsugawa Director Sumio Ōmori Writer Ramo Nakajima Novel
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