Mitsuko Delivers

2011

1h 49m

Comedy

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43%

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7 Reviews

40%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Mitsuko is in the ninth month of her pregnancy and broke, so she moves back to the dilapidated neighborhood where she grew up. To make ends meet, she helps other residents -- one by one -- with their problems until she goes into labor.

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Andrew Pulver

Guardian

It isn't exactly a laugh a minute, and some of the comedy is way too broad, but it exerts a quiet hold.

Rated: 3/5

May 10, 2012

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Cath Clarke

Time Out

The acting is at times unwatchably broad, ultimately squeezing the life and charm out of the whole enterprise.

Rated: 2/5

May 10, 2012

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Liz Haycroft

Little White Lies

Take a nap until something better comes along.

Rated: 2/5

May 10, 2012

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Patrick Gamble

CineVue

Ishii has managed to create yet another female driven drama which successfully weaves gentle comedy with an underlying social message.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 8, 2019

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Isabel Stevens

ViewLondon

Just like its feisty protagonist, Ishii Yuya's film is one of a kind (albeit perhaps not the kind for everyone).

Rated: 3/5

Aug 27, 2018

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Shaun Munro

What Culture

Armchair philosophy and scarcely likable characters make Yya Ishii's disappointing latest feature more of a challenge than a treat.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 16, 2012

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Audience Member

Who said all Japanese are conventional?! A very enjoyable and touching wacky story. It's unconventional so it's not going to appeal to everyone, but that doesn't make it bad, just different.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Yûya Ishii

Director

Riisa Naka

Mitsuko

Aoi Nakamura

Yoichi

Ryo Ishibashi

Jiro

Yukijiro Hotaru

Actor

Yoshimasa Kondo

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Synopsis

Mitsuko is in the ninth month of her pregnancy and broke, so she moves back to the dilapidated neighborhood where she grew up. To make ends meet, she helps other residents -- one by one -- with their problems until she goes into labor.

Director: Yûya Ishii
Producer: Kazuo Hayashi, Hiroaki Kitano, Michiomi Fukita, Keiichi Hosoji, Kôji Hyakutake, Kunihiko Kodama
Screenwriter: Yûya Ishii
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 49m