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Running on Empty (2010)
Directed by Dai Sakô
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The beautiful Azami is tired of her penniless and lazy boyfriend, Hideji. Determined to break up with him, she must first get back all the money she has given him over the years. She hatches a plot in which she fakes her own kidnapping to get Hideji to pay a ransom. Things get hilariously complicated when all parties involved act to their own agendas.
Length 80 minutes
Actors
Katsuya Kobayashi | Mihiro | Shima Ohnishi | Hikohiko Sugiyama | Kenji Date | Kazumasa Murakami | Tomohiro Nakatsugawa | Wataru Ikeda | Ayaka Sekiya | Takao Endô | Kazue Tsunogae | Ren Osugi | Shun Sugata
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/29/2014 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Nothing significant about this (except AV star Mihiro who is super cute; wish she did more films like this than porn) but I enjoy the on location filming in uniquely Japanese places like the rental studio and Hide’s family home. Cool to see Shun Sugata in a small role (apparently Ren Osugi is also in this but I don’t recall when and where he pops up). Very strange and dark ending for what is mostly a pedestrian dram-com story up to that point. Well, the incest implication is also a weird plot device.
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