''69'' is a 2004
film adaptation of
Ryu Murakami is a Japanese masculine given name and family name meaning "dragon", "noble", "prosperous", or "flow". Ryū, Ryu, or ryu may also refer to:
Fiction
* ''Ryū'' (manga), a 1986 series by Masao Yajima and Akira Oze
* , a 1919 book by Ryūnosuke Aku ...
's novel ''
69''.
Plot
Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, 1969: Inspired by the iconoclastic examples of
Dylan,
Kerouac
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac (; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation.
Of French-Canadian an ...
,
Godard and
Che, a band of mildly disaffected teenagers led by the smilingly charismatic Ken (Tsumabuki Satoshi) decide to shake up "the establishment," i.e., their repressive school and the nearby US military installation. A series of anarchic pranks meets with varying levels of success, until Ken and company focus their energies on mounting a multimedia "happening" to combine music, film and theater. Complications ensue.
Cast
*
Satoshi Tsumabuki
is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was ''Waterboys'' for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanese ...
as Kensuke "Ken" Yazaki
*
Masanobu Andō
is a Japanese actor.
Ando has appeared in films such as Takeshi Kitano's '' Kids Return'' (1996), Kinji Fukasaku's '' Battle Royale'' (2000), Takashi Miike's '' Sukiyaki Western Django'' (2007), and Chen Kaige's ''Forever Enthralled'' (2008). He ...
as Tadashi "Adama" Yamada
*
Yuta Kanai
is a Japanese actor.
Filmography
Film
*''A Class to Remember IV'' (2000), Daisuke Kawashima
*'' L: Change the WorLd'' (2008)
*'' Confessions'' (2010)
*'' From Me to You'' (2010)
*'' 64: Part I'' (2016)
*'' 64: Part II'' (2016)
*''Fragments of th ...
as Manabu Iwase
*
Asami Mizukawa
is a Japanese actress. She grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka.
She made her debut in 1996 at age 13 in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the ''Grand Prix'' at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition (the first winner ...
as Mie Nagayama
*
Rina Ohta Rina or RINA may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People and fictional characters
* Rina (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kento Rina, Indian politician
* Mahfuza Rahman Rina, Bangladeshi politician
* Tongam Rina (born 1979), Indian journ ...
as Kazuko "Lady Jane" Matsui
*
Yoko Mitsuya
Yoko may refer to:
People
* Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko
* Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, born 1955), Japanese professional boxer
* Yoko Taro (横尾 太郎, born 1970), Japanese video game di ...
as Yumi Sato
*
Hirofumi Arai
is a third-generation Zainichi Korean former actor.
Career
Arai made his screen debut in Isao Yukisada's '' Go'' in 2001 when he was 22 years old. His next film role was the emotionally disturbed senior high school student Aoki in Toshiaki Toy ...
as Bancho
*
Hideko Hara
Hideko (written: , , or ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese writer
*, Japanese table tennis player
*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese fencer
*, Japanese ...
as Kenichi's mother
*
Ittoku Kishibe
, born , is a Japanese actor and musician.
Career
He originally entered show business as the bassist for the Japanese rock bands, The Tigers and Pyg, but later switched to acting. The veteran of over 115 films, he won the Best Actor Japanese Ac ...
as Matsunaga sensei
*
Jun Kunimura
is a Japanese actor who has performed in Japan, Hollywood and Hong Kong. He won Best Supporting Actor and the Popular Star Award at the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in the South Korean horror film ''The Wailing (film), The Wa ...
as Sasaki
*
Kyohei Shibata as Ken's father
*
Kenny Scott as Military Officer
References
External links
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2004 films
2000s Japanese-language films
Films directed by Sang-il Lee
2004 drama films
Toei Company films
Films with screenplays by Kankurō Kudō
Films based on Japanese novels
Japanese drama films
2000s Japanese films
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