Emi-Abi

Synopsis

Up-and-coming manzai stand-up comedy duo Emi-Abi has lost consummate funny man Unno (a surprisingly touching Tomoya Maeno) to an accident, leaving conceited straight man Jitsudo (Ryu Morioka) to contend with his diminished career prospects as a bland, pretty face entertainer. Guided by his manager Natsumi (Haru Kuroki), who demonstrates stronger comedy chops than her own star, Jitsudo comes to learn the circumstances of his friend's passing, as well as the life-and-death stakes of a career in comedy. Demonstrating a careful balance of tone across tragedy and deadpan and gross-out humor, writer/director Kensaku Watanabe expands "Emi-Abi"'s hilarious premise into a strikingly assured meditation on artistic rivalry and self-actualization.

Main Cast

Ryu Morioka

Kenji Sanemichi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 42%

Tomoya Maeno

Kazuya Unno

Age : N/A | Popularity : 38%

Haru Kuroki

Natsumi Takahashi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Hirofumi Arai

Takuma Kurosawa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 21%

Mari Yamachi

Hinako Kurosawa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Hako Oshima

Kaoru Murata

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Kenta Kunai

Tairo Murata

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Jyo Hyuga

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kensaku Watanabe
Department	Role	Name

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