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Fly Me to the Saitama

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In a country where birthplace determines social status, a man tries to change things for the better.

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography 09/27/2020
Takeuchi succeeds in turning the contradictions, anachronisms, and the visually radicalized prejudices into a hilarious, witty adventure that touches upon the importance of being proud of one's home prefecture. Go to Full Review Mark Schilling Japan Times 02/25/2019
4/5
The film is packed with spot-on observations and pointed jabs at the similarly disrespected prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Tochigi and Ibaraki. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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06/01/2021 As a Saitamanist myself, this is nothing but hilarious! It's true that Japanese who live outside of Tokyo have a feeling we are less than people live in Tokyo. This movie just exaggerate the fact 1000% with a lot of jokes and actions! The story is good and casting is excellent. Highly recommended for people who knows about Japan a little and especially Tokyo and surrounding prefectures. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Hideki Takeuchi

Director

Fumi Nikaidô

Momomi Dannoura

Gackt

Rei Asami

Yusuke Iseya

Sho Akutsu

Brother Tom

Yoshimi Sugawara

Kumiko Asô

Maki Sugawara
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Movie Info

Synopsis In a country where birthplace determines social status, a man tries to change things for the better.
Director
Hideki Takeuchi
Producer
Takashi Ishihara, Hidenobu Muramatsu, Keisuke Endo
Screenwriter
Yuichi Tokunaga
Production Co
FILM LLP
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 46m