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We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie

2023 · 116 min

A gentle, wry hangout comedy about drifting young men, easy to watch and quietly affectionate toward its hapless characters.

Directed by: Nobuo Mizuta
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Masaki Okada, Tori Matsuzaka, Yuya Yagira

Overview: Three men, born in 1987, are from the yutori ("relaxed") generation, and they continue their attempts at finding love, friendship, and success. Masakazu Sakama stopped working for a large company and took over his family business, but it's not doing well. Kazutoyo Yamaji is a sweet and sincere man. He works as an elementary school teacher, but he doesn't have experience in romantic relationships. For 11 years, Maribu Michigami took the college entrance exam for the university he wanted to attend. He finally made it and attended the school. After graduation, his launched his own business in China, but that failed. He now supports himself working part-time jobs.

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Directed by: Nobuo Mizuta
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Masaki Okada, Tori Matsuzaka, Yuya Yagira

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
work
friendship
coming-of-age
ambition
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Nobuo Mizuta
Written by: Kankuro Kudo
Starring: Masaki Okada, Tori Matsuzaka, Yuya Yagira, Sakura Ando, Taiga Nakano, Riho Yoshioka, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Kinami
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Cinematography: Kôichi Nakayama
Runtime: 116 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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