Hitojichi wa kyakuhonka
人質は脚本家
Synopsis
Disgraced screenwriter Takuya Koizumi vanished after his TV drama “Loser” was cut at episode 7 and mocked online. Now he works at a convenience store, close to giving up. Returning home, he’s suddenly taken hostage in a local post office by Makoto Saegusa, a ruined middle-aged man who only wants to see his estranged daughter. During the standoff Saegusa realizes Takuya wrote the drama that once gave him courage and demands, at gunpoint, that Takuya “write the continuation of this incident.” As Takuya scripts events in real time, fiction and reality collide, and both men confront the past they want to redo, changing their lives.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shogo Miyaki
- Original Title
- 人質は脚本家
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- Unknown
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Shogo Miyaki
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Shogo Miyaki
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What is Hitojichi wa kyakuhonka about?
Disgraced screenwriter Takuya Koizumi vanished after his TV drama “Loser” was cut at episode 7 and mocked online. Now he works at a convenience store, close to giving up. Returning home, he’s suddenly taken hostage in a local post office by Makoto Saegusa, a ruined middle-aged man who only wants to see his estranged daughter. During the standoff Saegusa realizes Takuya wrote the drama that once gave him courage and demands, at gunpoint, that Takuya “write the continuation of this incident.” As Takuya scripts events in real time, fiction and reality collide, and both men confront the past they want to redo, changing their lives.
Who directed Hitojichi wa kyakuhonka?
Hitojichi wa kyakuhonka was directed by Shogo Miyaki.
Who stars in Hitojichi wa kyakuhonka?
The principal cast of Hitojichi wa kyakuhonka includes Katsumi Takahashi, Akiyoshi Nakao, Rio Uchida, Magi, Yuki Imai.
When was Hitojichi wa kyakuhonka released and how long is it?
Hitojichi wa kyakuhonka was released in 2025 with a total runtime of Unknown.