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Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High (帝一の國, Teiichi no Kuni) is a 2017 Japanese comedy film directed by Akira Nagai and based on the manga series of the same name written by Usamaru Furuya.[4][5][6]
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| Directed by | Akira Nagai[1] |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Izumi |
| Based on | Teiichi no Kuni by Usamaru Furuya[2] |
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| Music by | Takashi Watanabe |
Production company | AOI Pro. |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥1.73 billion (US$15,545,390) [3] |
Plot edit
The Kaitei Supreme High School is the most famous aristocratic high school in Japan. Only 800 students in the whole Japan can have opportunities to study here. Because of the robust support of Japanese commercial circles and political world in this school, the person who becomes the president of the student union will be a member of the council of ministers and have the chance to participant in the politics. But it is not that easy to become the leader of school union; the precondition is that you must be the class monitor at The Kaitei Supreme High School.
In the April of this year, the new school term starts. The first year student at The Kaitei Supreme High School, Teiichi Akaba with his childhood dream which is to become the prime minister of Japan becomes the monitor of class one successfully. Also, Teiichi Akaba’s father is a dignitary in the political circle.[7] Then Teiichi Akaba decides to take part in the campaign of student union’s president. However, he must face other powerful competitors' challenge. One of the main competitor, Kikuma Tōgō is the monitor of class two, and he is the son of Teiichi Akaba’s father’s political mortal enemy. The other competitor is the monitor of class three, Dan Ōtaka. He has excellent academic grades and actually comes from the lower middle class of society.
The ambitious Teiichi Akaba starts his political career by supporting the second year student Roland Himuro who is the monitor of class six to become the president of the student union. The dominant competitor of Roland Himuro is the monitor of class five, Okuto Morizono. In the student convention of school, Teiichi Akaba offers a proposal of being the flag raiser to Roland Himuro. During the conference, Kikuma Tōgō tries to cut the line of the flag in order to cast blame on Teiichi Akaba. However, his trickery not prevailed successfully. After this accident, Teiichi Akaba earns the trust of Roland Himuro.
In the future, Teiichi Akaba must try his best on strategy, on the social network and on academic grades. He even wants to sacrifices his life fighting against his enemies. Many unpredictable betrays and traps are waiting for him. The battle on The Kaitei Supreme High school started.
Cast edit
- Masaki Suda as Teiichi Akaba[8]
- Shūhei Nomura as Kikuma Tōgō[9]
- Ryoma Takeuchi as Dan Ōtaka[9]
- Shotaro Mamiya as Roland Himuro[9]
- Jun Shison as Kōmei Sakakibara[9]
- Yudai Chiba as Okuto Morizono[9]
- Mei Nagano as Mimiko Shiratori[9]
- Katsuhiro Suzuki as Mitsuhiko Koma
- Ryo Kimura as Keigo Dōyama
- Amane Okayama as Yōsuke Sasaki
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Usaburō Tōgō, Kikuma's father
- Sei Matobu
- Ikuji Nakamura
- Takaaki Enoki as the prime minister
- Kōtarō Yoshida as Jōsuke Akaba, Teiichi's father[9]
Awards edit
| Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42nd Hochi Film Award | Best Actor | Masaki Suda | Won |
| 30th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Actor | Won | |
| Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award | Ryoma Takeuchi | Won | |
| 41st Japan Academy Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Won |
Reception edit
The film had earned ¥214 million (US$1.9 million) and ranked #4 in the Japanese Box Office.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Live-Action Teiichi no Kuni Film's 2nd Poster Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Live-Action Teiichi no Kuni Film's Poster Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High".
- ^ "Usamaru Furuya's Teiichi no Kuni Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. December 20, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Usamaru Furuya to End Teiichi no Kuni Manga This Year". Anime News Network. January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "帝一の國". eiga.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ "Live-Action Teiichi no Kuni Film's Teaser Shows Teiichi Campaigning". Anime News Network. December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Live-Action Film of Usamaru Furuya's Teiichi no Kuni Manga Casts Masaki Suda". Anime News Network. April 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Live-Action Teiichi no Kuni Film Announces More of Cast". Anime News Network. November 16, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Japan Box Office Report - 4/29~4/30". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High at IMDb
