Don't let it bring you down

Don't let it bring you down

1993 · 60 min · ★ 5.6 · Crime, Drama

A member of the Air Self-Defense Force learns of a crucial national secret: that conscription will be introduced to Japan. Pursued by the state, the man and his wife attempt to flee to her parents' home, but along the way they meet a carefree young man who loves movies. Meanwhile, back in his rural hometown, his father-in-law is in critical condition, but his sister-in-law neglects to care for him and instead engages in phone sex with him.

Directed by Kazuhiro Sano · Written by Kazuhiro Sano

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Kazuhiro Sano Kazuya Sawano
Kanako Kishi Minako
Kôzô Ueda Shindo
Kōichi Imaizumi Male sex worker
Ryōma Sano Ryuma
Kô Kajino Tomohiro
Sano Ryōma Ryuma
Kensuke Sano Kensuke
Yasuo Yonezawa Shindo's subordinate
Kyoko Takagi Eriko Koyama
Kohei Tsuzaki Minako's father

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