Robo-G (ロボジー, Robo Ji) is a 2012 Japanese comedy film directed by Shinobu Yaguchi and starring Mickey Curtis and Yuriko Yoshitaka.[1] Curtis, who goes by the stage name Igarashi Shinjirō in this film, plays the role of a 73-year-old man, while Yoshitaka stars as a robots-obsessed college student.[1]
| Robo-G | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Shinobu Yaguchi |
| Written by | Shinobu Yaguchi |
| Starring | Mickey Curtis |
| Cinematography | Shinobu Yaguchi |
| Edited by | Ryuji Miyajima |
| Music by | Mikki Yoshino |
Production companies | Fuji Television, Altamira Pictures |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥1.16 billion (Japan) |
Robo-G was released in Japanese cinemas on 14 January 2012.[2]
The song in the final credits is an adaptation of Mr. Roboto
Cast edit
- Mickey Curtis as Shigemitsu Suzuki,[2] a 73-year-old man.
- Yuriko Yoshitaka as Yoko Sasaki,[2] a college student who is obsessed with robots.
- Gaku Hamada as Hiroki Kobayashi,[2] one of the robot developers at Kimura Electronics.
- Junya Kawashima as Shinya Nagai,[2] one of the robot developers at Kimura Electronics.
- Shogo Kawai as Koji Ota,[2] one of the robot developers at Kimura Electronics.
- Tomoko Tabata as Yayoi Itami[2]
- Takehiko Ono as Sōsuke Kimura[2]
- Emi Wakui as Saito Harue[2]
Reception edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Mickey Curtis, Yoshitaka Yuriko star in Yaguchi Shinobu's "Robo-G"". eiga.com. Tokyograph. 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2012-01-06. This is a translated version of article published by eiga.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "ロボジー(2011) on allcinema" (in Japanese). allcinema. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ Kevin Ma (May 13, 2014). "Frozen tops Japan B.O. for tenth weekend". Film Business Asia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Robo-G at IMDb
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