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Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

Eating on the street without paying. The artistry of the Fast Food Grifters. So much is in the dark and left unsaid.

2006 · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · Animation, Drama, Comedy

Tachigui retells Japan's history from 1945 to 21st century through the feats of self-proclaimed dine and dash professionals - the Fast Food Grifters are the phantoms that rise and fall with the shifting diet-styles. They are the dissenting heroes who carved their names on the dark side of dietary culture with their glare. Now their legend revives, strong as ever...

Directed by Mamoru Oshii · Written by Mamoru Oshii

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