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The Apology King

Original title: Shazai no ôsama
  • 20132013
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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79,502
The Apology King (2013)
Comedy
Why merely say 'sorry' when you could truly make amends by hiring the expert to do the right thing? The Apology King, one Mr. Kuroshima, is advertising his service to an audience at a theatr... Read allWhy merely say 'sorry' when you could truly make amends by hiring the expert to do the right thing? The Apology King, one Mr. Kuroshima, is advertising his service to an audience at a theatre. You can use him to apologize for your past mistakes. What proceeds is six of the specia... Read allWhy merely say 'sorry' when you could truly make amends by hiring the expert to do the right thing? The Apology King, one Mr. Kuroshima, is advertising his service to an audience at a theatre. You can use him to apologize for your past mistakes. What proceeds is six of the specialist's more prominent cases and how they end up leading into one prominent theme.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
417
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
265,472
79,502
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    • Director
      • Nobuo Mizuta
    • Writer
      • Kankurô Kudô
    • Stars
      • Sadao Abe
      • Mao Inoue
      • Yutaka Takenouchi
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    • Director
      • Nobuo Mizuta
    • Writer
      • Kankurô Kudô
    • Stars
      • Sadao Abe
      • Mao Inoue
      • Yutaka Takenouchi
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    • 2User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Sadao Abe
    • Tôkyô Shazai Sentâ shochô Yuzuru Kuroshima
    Mao Inoue
    • Noriko Kuramochi
    Yutaka Takenouchi
    • Lawyer Masaomi Minowa
    Masaki Okada
    Masaki Okada
    • Numa Taku
    Machiko Ono
    Machiko Ono
    • Ube san
    Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
    • Eiga purodyûsâ Wada
    Gaku Hamada
    Gaku Hamada
    • Tsûyaku Wakubaru
    Ryô Iwamatsu
    • Eiga kantoku
    Matsu
    • Funaki
    • (as Toshio Matsumoto)
    Seiji Rokkaku
    • Bengoshi Takahata
    Hideo Nakano
    • Koiso ikka kumichô
    Satoru Matsuo
    Satoru Matsuo
    • Unten seki no otoko
    Haruna Kawaguchi
    Haruna Kawaguchi
    • Seijunha joyû
    Kazushige Komatsu
    • Higaisha no A san
    Nobuyuki Suzuki
    Nobuyuki Suzuki
    • Erîto
    Hideyuki Kasahara
    • Manêjâ Momouchi
    Minami
    Minami
    • Nami Minami
    Sei Matobu
    • Noriko mama
    • Director
      • Nobuo Mizuta
    • Writer
      • Kankurô Kudô
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    • Soundtracks
      Gomennasai no kissing you
      Lyrics by Yû Shimoji (as Yu Shimoji)

      Music by Clarabell

      Performed by E. Girls (as E-girls)

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    7/10
    self made man; a la jpop comedy
    This movie starts and finish in an odd way. That only, is a fresh approach and match perfectly with the story board. Its develop around several stories where the common factor is the main roll. -The first one is kind of a simple case for the Apology king, then the difficulty increase to a level that several nations are involved to try to find a solution for that offense! All the stories have a relation between them and reminds me of the "six degree of separation" theory. In my opinion, the point is that there s no only incomprehension between a couple, parents, friends, at the job, but between cultures and you need to be very cautious to not offend many in this world Or how many we are offended but did not perceived it due to the other part did not took offense?

    -Seems too that there are moments in life where you are not prepared to accept such revered apologies

    -The actors are right in their rolls. The pace is rapid and the final is pretty "urban" Japanese teenage culture. Very good entertainment.
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    • Feb 16, 2017

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2013 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 謝罪大王
    • Production companies
      • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
      • Toho Company
      • Yomiuri Television
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,188,003
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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