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Yellow Kid

Mariko Tetsuya
Japan      106 m.
Synopsis

"Yellow Kid" was a popular American comic character brought back to life by a Japanese manga artist in the 21st century: a street kid turned boxer, a hero for society’s outcast. But when a young boy takes inspiration from the figure to make his dream come true, the difference between reality and expectations can be very painful. A film selected by the Rotterdam Festival in 2010.

Director
Mariko Tetsuya
Screenplay
Mariko Tetsuya
Production
Tokyo Unversity of the Arts
Photography
Yutaka Aoki
Edition
Ryoma Hirata
Music
Shunsuke Okuchi, Hiroshi Suzuki
Cast
Kaname Endo, Ryo Iwase, Marie Machida, Kazuki Namioka, Hideki Tamai, Denden, Riki Miura, Tomohito Nakajima, Atsuko Ono, Kentaro Sakai, Eiji Uchiki, Yuji Yoshimasu
Format
HDCAM Standard
Running Time
106 m.
Country
Japan
Year
2009
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