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Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (1989)
Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that Shizuka tries her best to restrict her diet and please Kazuki. "It's So Far Away!" Karuma Sae is an office lady who works in the city center but lives with her family in a house far away from her work. Because she is always rushing to catch the last train, she can never enjoy a decent date with her boyfriend, Oishi Mamoru. Her father is also always interfering in her life, so she can't appreciate the city life and isn't happy. "Get Ready to Drive!" Masuko is a new taxi driver in Tokyo who is very stressed from dealing with the behavior of some passengers. One night he drives a very beautiful drunk hostess home. "What Is English?" Kosaka Shigeru, a businessman, was transferred to a Chicago branch factory. He tried hard to learn English, practicing day and night, but couldn't improve as much as he expected.
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Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that Shizuka tries her best to restrict her diet and please Kazuki. "It's So Far Away!" Karuma Sae is an office lady who works in the city center but lives with her family in a house far away from her work. Because she is always rushing to catch the last train, she can never enjoy a decent date with her boyfriend, Oishi Mamoru. Her father is also always interfering in her life, so she can't appreciate the city life and isn't happy. "Get Ready to Drive!" Masuko is a new taxi driver in Tokyo who is very stressed from dealing with the behavior of some passengers. One night he drives a very beautiful drunk hostess home. "What Is English?" Kosaka Shigeru, a businessman, was transferred to a Chicago branch factory. He tried hard to learn English, practicing day and night, but couldn't improve as much as he expected.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Yoshimitsu Morita
In Theaters:2/3/1989
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Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Kouwa International
Cast
Eri Watanabe, Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Tetsuya Nakashima, Takahito Hara
Director
Haruko Sagara
Shizuka Atsugi (Episode 1)
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Kazuki Numayama (Episode 1)
Narumi Yasuda
Sae Karuma (Episode 2)
Yasuo Daichi
Masuko (Episode 3)
Sumie Sasaki
Yaeko Numata (Episode 1)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
Issey Ogata
Kimio Okamoto (Episode 3)
Kai Ato
Raizo Hayashi (Episode 3)
Hiroshi Fuse
Jiro Sasaki (Episode 3)
Renji Ishibashi
Masao Atsugi (Episode 1)
Nenji Kobayashi
Noboru Takahashi (Episode 4)
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