The Drudgery Train (2012)

Profile

• Movie: The Drudgery Train (English title)
• Romaji: Kueki Ressha
• Japanese: 苦役列車
• Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
• Writer: Kenta Nishimura (novel), Shinji Imaoka
• Producer: Junichi Kozuki, Naoya Kinoshita, Hirohumi Shigemura, Kunihiko Kodama, Yuji Sadai
• Cinematographer: Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
• Release Date: July 14, 2012
• Runtime: 114 min.
• Genre: Drama / Youth
• Distributor: Toei
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Kitamichi (Mirai Moriyama) is a 19-year-old labor worker who only went far as middle school. He’s now hooked on alcohol while playing around. Kitamichi develops feelings for Yasuko (Atsuko Maeda), who works in a used used bookstore, but he has never had a girlfriend or, currently, any friends. Kitamichi also meets Kusakabe (Kengo Kora) who he becomes friends with. Jealousy soon threatens their friendship.