After nine years of intense study, Enomoto is about to graduate and expects a comfortable managerial job thanks to his executive father. Meanwhile, his old college friends open a beer hall that quickly faces pressure from the local Yakuza.
Is this for you? If you want a polished, high-octane thriller, skip this. You will hate it. But if you have ever spent a night in a bar wondering if your life is actually going anywhere, or if you just like watching old-school characters try to juggle bad luck, this is actually a weirdly fun time. It is not exactly The...
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Kajirō Yamamoto
Louis J. Gasnier
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"Is this for you? If you want a polished, high-octane thriller, skip this. You will hate it. But if you have ever spent a night in a bar wondering if your life is actually going anywhere, or if you just like watching old-school characters try to juggle bad luck, this is actually a weirdly fun time. It is not exactly The Joyless Street in terms of weight, but it’s got its own pulse. Enomoto is the kind of guy who has been a student for so long he probably forgets what a normal job looks like. Nin..."
Zekō Nakamura
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