Drama · Japan · 1988 · 1h 33m

Free and Easy

釣りバカ日誌

Free and Easy poster
Director
Tomio Kuriyama
Cast
Toshiyuki Nishida as Densuke Hamazaki Eri Ishida as Michiko Hamazaki Mami Yamase as Jun Togawa as Ken Nakamoto as Hiromitsu Suzuki as
Crew
Kosuke Yasuda — Director of Photography Masukazu Tsuruta — Editor Bingo Miki — Original Music Composer Akira Momoi — Writer Yoji Yamada — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
japanfishingoffice workersalaryman
Key Collaborators
Tomio Kuriyama Director Kosuke Yasuda Director of Photography Masukazu Tsuruta Editor Bingo Miki Original Music Composer Akira Momoi Writer Yoji Yamada Writer
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