MOVIE • 2004

University of Laughs

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In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 39

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Top Cast

Koji Yakusho

Mutsuo Sakisaka

Goro Inagaki

Hajime Tsubaki

Masaya Takahashi

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Masao Komatsu

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Tae Kimura

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Ai Kato

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Mamoru Hoshi

Director

Yoshishige Shimatani

Executive Producer

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Yūsuke Honma

Original Music Composer

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Hiroshi Takase

Director of Photography

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Masaaki Yamamoto

Editor

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Ichiro Takabatake

Decorator

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Tsuyoshi Shimizu

Production Design

Koki Mitani

Screenplay

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Theatrical release date: October 30, 2004

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

October 30, 2004

Runtime

121 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

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Revenue

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