Emi-Abi (2016)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Ryu Morioka

Kenji Sanemichi

Tomoya Maeno

Kazuya Unno

Haru Kuroki

Natsumi Takahashi

Hirofumi Arai

Takuma Kurosawa

Mari Yamachi

Hinako Kurosawa

Hako Oshima

Kaoru Murata

Kenta Kunai

Tairo Murata

Jyo Hyuga

Yuya Matsuura

Yoshiki Saito

Director & Crew

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