The Apology King

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Audience Member For the first hour of Shazai no Ousama (The Apology King), Sadao Abe's tour-de-force comedic performance is so detailed, surprising, and funny that it distracted me from the larger, heartfelt film that forms in the background. The film delivers many well-earned laughs as openly skewers Japanese tabloids, media figures, and the country's gossip culture, and its episodic structure slowly starts to link together the various characters that dogeza ("apology") expert Ryoro Kurojima (Abe) encounters in his mission to profit from the perfect apology. Directed by Nobuo Mizuta (Woman, Gooko's Life, Mother), each "case" finds its own rhythm and smartly allows us time to attach to the characters. The 2-hour-plus running time is just a little too long for this comedy, and there'a slump in the long third act that makes the film feel a little stretched. Full review at Drama-MAX Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Really FUNNY movie we watched on TV Japan. An unexpected gem of a movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A hilarious and heartwarming japanese comedy with nice time line and good actors. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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