Tokyo Refugees
東京難民
“Scraping by in the Tokyo streets.”
Synopsis
When his father flees from debt, carefree college student Osamu sees his life turn upside-down. Expelled from school and evicted from his apartment, he becomes one of Japan’s many ‘net cafe refugees’, barely scraping by each day with temporary and part-time work. Even though he’s still in Tokyo, his circumstances drive him to see and experience his home city in new ways. Trying to survive, Osamu gradually acquaints himself with the ‘invisible’ spaces occupied by the wanderers and homeless of Tokyo… people just like himself.
Top Cast
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Aoi Nakamura
Shu Tokieda
Chihiro Ohtsuka
Akane Hojo
Mizuki Yamamoto
Rui
Sho Aoyagi
Junya
Akiyoshi Nakao
Kojiro
Nobuaki Kaneko
Atsushi Kodama
Jun Inoue
Suzumoto
Yuta Kanai
Karube
Motoki Ochiai
Shun
Saburo Tamura
Serizawa
Yôichi Okamura
Naganuma
Nobuhiko Otani
Mori
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Araki
Kanji Tsuda
Police Officer
Mantaro Koichi
Kobayakawa
Seiji Fukushi
Police Officer
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kiyoshi Sasabe
- Screenplay & Story
- Takeshi Aoshima
- Original Score
- Koji Endo
- Original Title
- 東京難民
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Production Studios
- Cine Move See, King Records, Phantom Film, CineMove
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Takeshi Aoshima
Koji Endo
Masaaki Sakae
Yukako Kobayashi
Masaaki Usui, Atsushi Moriyama
Department Leadership Roster
Masaaki Sakae
Director of Photography
Masaaki Usui
Producer
Takeshi Aoshima
Screenplay
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Director
Hisayuki Kobayashi
Production Design
Koji Endo
Original Music Composer
Takaichi Wakamatsu
Production Design
Atsushi Moriyama
Producer
Yukako Kobayashi
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About Tokyo Refugees
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What is Tokyo Refugees about?
When his father flees from debt, carefree college student Osamu sees his life turn upside-down. Expelled from school and evicted from his apartment, he becomes one of Japan’s many ‘net cafe refugees’, barely scraping by each day with temporary and part-time work. Even though he’s still in Tokyo, his circumstances drive him to see and experience his home city in new ways. Trying to survive, Osamu gradually acquaints himself with the ‘invisible’ spaces occupied by the wanderers and homeless of Tokyo… people just like himself.
Who directed Tokyo Refugees?
Tokyo Refugees was directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe.
Who stars in Tokyo Refugees?
The principal cast of Tokyo Refugees includes Aoi Nakamura, Chihiro Ohtsuka, Mizuki Yamamoto, Sho Aoyagi, Akiyoshi Nakao.
When was Tokyo Refugees released and how long is it?
Tokyo Refugees was released in 2014 with a total runtime of 2h 10m.
Who composed the musical score for Tokyo Refugees?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Tokyo Refugees was composed by Koji Endo.