Known as "Japan's last golden bachelor", Yutaka Takenouchi has a new work! This time, he will break away from his usual yuppie image, call himself a ninja in the new movie "The Most Miserable Day of Detective Mariko's Career", handle the case with Sally Ito, a bartender who is also a detective, thoroughly investigate the rumors and whereabouts of Shinjuku aliens, and let the audience see the contrasting image of Yutaka Takenouchi that has never been made public. The film has been released in Japan on June 30, 2023!
▋ The first 10 minutes preview the big lift! Kabukicho is involved in an international alien dispute?
"The Most Miserable Day of Mariko's Career" describes the bizarre incident of a mysterious box suddenly glowing in the streets of Kabukicho, killing a man and a woman. And Mariko (Sari Ito), who runs a bar alone in Kabukicho, still secretly runs a side business as a detective. One day, after closing, the FBI, an international organization, came to the door and asked Mariko to assist in the investigation. What exactly is the mystery box? WHO IS THE REAL IDENTITY OF MASAYA (TOYO TAKENOUCHI), WHO CLAIMS TO BE A NINJA AND HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH MARIKO? The mystery that takes place in Kabukicho, the "Toyo Demon Cave", is not only crazy, but also full of black humor, absolutely nonsensical beyond imagination. The official sincerity released the first 10 minutes of the movie, let's feel the magical and funny style of the whole movie!
"Midnight Swan" by Eiji Uchida X "Finding Someone and Killing", co-directed by Shinzo Katayama
The team behind "The Saddest Day of Detective Mariko's Career" is not small, co-written and directed by "Midnight Swan" director Eiji Uchida, who took on a transgender performance by Takeshi Kusanagi, and Shinzo Katayama, a Japanese fantasy genius director. One is delicate and realistic, the other is funny and changeable, the two have completely different styles, and they equally divide 6 story lines together, becoming a film work with the characteristics of both two.
Before the film was released, it had swept the Brussels International Fantasy Film Festival and the Portuguese International Fantasy Film Festival awards, carrying the international momentum, and the film will also premiere at the 27th Bucheon International Fantasy Film Festival in Japan. Yutaka Takeno also said at the premiere press conference that it was precisely because he couldn't imagine what kind of sparks the cooperation between the two directors would make that he resolutely agreed to the performance. Coupled with the recent starring of Sally Ito, who recently became popular with "Don't Say It's Reasoning" and "Naked Supervision", audiences who like fantasy and unconventional plots can look forward to this work!
The most miserable day of Mariko's life
・Starring: Sari Ito, Yukiya Kitamura, Shohei Uno, Fumisato Kubo, Yuya Matsuura, Ko Takano, Kanan Nakahara, Momoi Takeda, Sora Inoku, Takahiro Kuroishi, Katsuki Maya, Akira Abe, Kuna Ogi, Yoshio Ishida, Yutaka Takenouchi
・Performance: Eiji Uchida, Shinzo Katayama