Bad Company
まぶだち
Synopsis
It is 1980. Sadatomo is at a secondary school in a small town. His parents barely take any notice of him. The strict teacher Kobayashi has hung up a 'humanity index' in the classroom, divided into the categories 'delinquents', 'scum' and 'people'. In each category he has hung name-cards of pupils. One day Kobayashi finds out that Sadatomo and his friends have stolen some things from a shop for fun. Their fathers are informed and as punishment, the children have to write a 'self-critical' essay of no less than thirty pages. For the first time, Sadatomo is beaten by his father. Shocked, he writes a piece entitled 'I am an onion', in which the teacher thinks he can detect a first sign of humanity. That is the start of a confusing situation in which it gets hard to distinguish lies, truth, justified self-criticism and opportunist wheeler dealing, even for the boys.
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映画「まぶだち」予告編〜Bad Company〜Movie trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2010-11-08
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tomoyuki Furumaya
- Screenplay & Story
- Tomoyuki Furumaya
- Original Score
- Masamichi Shigeno
- Original Title
- まぶだち
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Production Studios
- J-Movie Wars, Bandai Visual, Suncent CinemaWorks, WOWOW
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tomoyuki Furumaya
Tomoyuki Furumaya
Masamichi Shigeno
Masami Inomoto
Shuichi Kakesu
Takenori Sentô
Department Leadership Roster
Tomoyuki Furumaya
Director
Takenori Sentô
Producer
Fumiaki Suzaka
Production Design
Shuichi Kakesu
Editor
Masami Inomoto
Director of Photography
Masamichi Shigeno
Original Music Composer
Tomoyuki Furumaya
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About Bad Company
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What is Bad Company about?
It is 1980. Sadatomo is at a secondary school in a small town. His parents barely take any notice of him. The strict teacher Kobayashi has hung up a 'humanity index' in the classroom, divided into the categories 'delinquents', 'scum' and 'people'. In each category he has hung name-cards of pupils. One day Kobayashi finds out that Sadatomo and his friends have stolen some things from a shop for fun. Their fathers are informed and as punishment, the children have to write a 'self-critical' essay of no less than thirty pages. For the first time, Sadatomo is beaten by his father. Shocked, he writes a piece entitled 'I am an onion', in which the teacher thinks he can detect a first sign of humanity. That is the start of a confusing situation in which it gets hard to distinguish lies, truth, justified self-criticism and opportunist wheeler dealing, even for the boys.
Who directed Bad Company?
Bad Company was directed by Tomoyuki Furumaya.
Who stars in Bad Company?
The principal cast of Bad Company includes Yamato Okitsu, Ryosuke Takahashi, Yuta Nakajima, Ken Mitsuishi, Mikio Shimizu.
When was Bad Company released and how long is it?
Bad Company was released in 2001 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.
Who composed the musical score for Bad Company?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Bad Company was composed by Masamichi Shigeno.