The Drudgery Train

2012

Japanese

6.8

♡ 2

50%

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Makita Sports as (as Makita Supôtsu)

Mirai Moriyama as Kanta Kitamachi

Kengo Kôra as Shoji Kusakabe

Atsuko Maeda as Yasuko Sakurai

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite sex. The working class Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, maintaining his pride, defiance, and self-assurance even as his prospects seem increasingly grim.