R246 Story

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Movie: R246 Story
Romaji: R246 STORY
Japanese:
Director: Tadanobu Asano, Ilmari, Shido Nakamura, Yusuke Santamaria, Genki Sudo, Verbal
Writer: Shinji Aoyama, Masahiko Kawahara, Genki Sudo, Ilmari, Saori Abe, Yusuke Santamaria
Producer: Yasuhiro Akashi, Tadao Hanashi, Tomoo Hayashi, Shunzaburo Ishihata, Hideki Oyagi, Takeo Toyoda
Cinematography:
Release Date: August 23rd 2008
Runtime: 147 min.
Distributor: Go! Cinema
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Notes

The anthology film R246 Story centers around the major Japanese highway Route 246. Originating in Chiyoda Ward's Miyakezaka district, the 122.7 kilometers long Route 246 passes through Japanese trendsetting areas such as Aoyama, Omotesando, Harajuku, and Shibuya, on its way to Numazu City in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Segments

Arifureta Kisho (ありふれた帰省)

Director: Genki Sudo
Screen Writer: Genki Sudo, Kota Fukuhara
Runtime: 25:00
Plot: The number of UFO sightings around Route 246 is on the rise. Four young men are doing traffic surveys on Route 246. One of them is trying to find his lost lover... This is a sci-fi film with a unique outlook on the world.
Cast: Genki Sudo, Kanji Tsuda, Hidekazu Mashima, Yudai Hayashi

CLUB246

Director: Ilmari
Screen Writer: Ilmari, Saori Abe
Runtime: 25:00
Plot: Juri is a stranger to dance clubs and girls. He has a huge crush on Saki, a girl who loves dance clubs. Set in a club, Juri's wild fantasies and crush on Saki accelerate.
Cast: Takuya Ishida, HARU, Sou Hirosawa

DEAD NOISE

Director: Verbal
Runtime: 25:00
Plot:Japanese hip hop has established a firm position in Japan. But what goes on inside the heads of the artists currently leading the hip hop industry?

Jiroru: Densetsu no Yo-na-o-shi (JIROル～伝説のYO・NA・O・SHI)

Director: Shido Nakamura
Screen Writer: Masahiko Kawahara
Runtime: 25:00
Plot:The legendary self-appointed magistrate, Mori no Ishimatsu travels in time from Shimizu City, the final stop on Route 246, to modern Tokyo! He tries to restore peace in the modern world, a world that has dismissed the concepts of "humanity" and "justice."
Cast: Shido Nakamura, Koji Matoba, Ren Osugi, Yuri Nakamura

Bento Fufu (弁当夫婦)

Director: Yusuke Santamaria
Screen Writer: Yusuke Santamaria, Shunpei Okada
Runtime: 25:00
Plot:For quite some time, everyday routines have become too ordinary for an unmarried couple living together. Life seems to be good for them, but it also seems too mundane... The woman packs a nice lunch for themselves everyday, and the two have made it a habit to eat it together.
Cast: Hiromi Nagasaku, Yusuke Santamaria, Kenta Hamano

224466

Director: Tadanobu Asano
Screen Writer: Shinji Aoyama
Runtime: 25:00
Plot:An alien, "246" is unable to return home to his planet, Rock 'n' Roll. An old man (Torakichi) and a young girl (Shidomi) try to help get home. The story is a sci-fi fantasy, taking place on Route 246, the national highway stretching from Tokyo to Shizuoka.
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Ryo Kase. Ayane Omori, Hirofumi Arai, Kosuke Toyohara, Masatoshi Nagase