MANRIKI | |
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Directed by | Yasuhiko Shimizu |
Written by | Yasuhiko Shimizu Nagano |
Produced by | Takumi Saitoh Nagano |
Starring | Takumi Saitoh Nagano SWAY Nobuaki Kaneko |
Edited by | Yasuhiko Shimizu |
Music by | Nobuaki Kaneko |
Production company | East Factory |
Distributed by | Toei Video |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Manriki (stylized as MANRIKI in all upper case), also known as Vise, is a 2019 Japanese satirical black comedy film directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu . Takumi Saitoh, who starred in the film, designed and produced the film with comedian Nagano .[1][a]
Saitoh and director Shimizu based the film on a script that had been inspired by the discomfort Nagano felt at a fashion-industry event.[3] It is the first feature film by Team MANRIKI, a filmmaking project team consisting of Saito, Nagano, Shimizu, and musician and actor Nobuaki Kaneko.[3]
The film won the Asian Award at the 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in 2019.[4]