Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 2004 · 2h 1m

University of Laughs

笑の大学

University of Laughs poster
Director
Mamoru Hoshi
Cast
Koji Yakusho as Mutsuo Sakisaka Goro Inagaki as Hajime Tsubaki Masaya Takahashi as Masao Komatsu as Tae Kimura as Ai Kato as
Crew
Hiroshi Takase — Director of Photography Masaaki Yamamoto — Editor Yūsuke Honma — Original Music Composer Koki Mitani — Writer Tsuyoshi Shimizu — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
censorship
Key Collaborators
Mamoru Hoshi Director Hiroshi Takase Director of Photography Masaaki Yamamoto Editor Yūsuke Honma Original Music Composer Koki Mitani Writer Tsuyoshi Shimizu Production Design
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