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Tokyo Refugees

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When his father flees from debt, carefree college student Osamu sees his life turn upside-down. Expelled from school and evicted from his apartment, he becomes one of Japan’s many ‘net cafe refugees’, barely scraping by each day with temporary and part-time work. Even though he’s still in Tokyo, his circumstances drive him to see and experience his home city in new ways. Trying to survive, Osamu gradually acquaints himself with the ‘invisible’ spaces occupied by the wanderers and homeless of Tokyo… people just like himself.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2014-02-22

Runtime: 130 mins

Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama

Original title: Tokyo Refugees

Production Companies: Cine Move See, King Records, Phantom Film, CineMove

Production Countries: Japan

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