Takemura (Joe Odagiri) is an average loser, not completely shameless but more than willing to stoop or weasel if the situation calls for it. When a capable debt collector (Tomokazu Miura) offers Takemura a solution to his financial situation, an unusual but ostensibly harmless alternative to punishment, the indebted loser has little choice but to accept. He understands the request on a literal level, but there's more to be gained than he can know.
I adore these kinds of films, simple character studies that have no need for CGI support, that achieve their objective in an adroit way that's quirky but not like an overindulgent
Jeunet bomb.
Adrift is a fine addition to the genre.
3½ spicy straits out of 5
2 comments:
Shame on them for not saying, "Starring Odagiri Joe from Kamen Rider Kuuga." Bonus points if they had said, "IS Kamen Rider Kuuga."
Had to be said. Sue me~
I checked the blurb on the back of the box for you and there's no mention of Kuuga there either. It's a R2 release, though, so it makes sense that TWF would reference things available to buy in the home market, whereas KR isn't (outside of import). The Japanese release might be different.
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