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Tamako in Moratorium

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{{Infobox film

| name = Tamako in Moratorium

| image = Tamako in Moratorium poster.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = Poster

| director = Nobuhiro Yamashita

| producer =

| writer =

| screenplay = Kosuke Mukai

| story =

| based_on =

| narrator =

| starring = Atsuko Maeda

| music = Shoji Ikenaga

| cinematography = Akiko Ashizawa, Yoshihiro Ikeuchi

| editing = Takashi Sato

| studio =

| distributor = Bitters End

| released = {{Film date|2013|10||Busan International Film Festival|2013|11|23|Japan}}

| runtime = 78 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| budget =

| gross =

}}

{{Nihongo|Tamako in Moratorium|もらとりあむタマ子|Moratoriamu Tamako}} is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and starring former AKB48 member Atsuko Maeda.{{cite web|last1=Shilling|first1=Mark|title=Yamashita and Maeda reunite for slacker dramedy|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/11/28/films/yamashita-and-maeda-reunite-for-slacker-dramedy/#.WCbXsfSzm3Y|website=The Japan Times|publisher=The Japan Times Ltd.|accessdate=12 November 2016|date=28 November 2013}} The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Busan International Film Festival{{cite web |url= http://www.meniscuszine.com/articles/2014010426953/an-interview-roundtable-with-atsuko-maeda-%E5%89%8D%E7%94%B0%E6%95%A6%E5%AD%90-beyond-akb48/|title= An interview roundtable with Atsuko Maeda (前田敦子): Beyond AKB48|author= Yuan-Kwan Chan|date= 4 January 2014|accessdate= 29 January 2014|work= Meniscus Magazine}} and was released in Japan on 23 November 2013.{{cite web |url= http://eiga.com/movie/79100/|script-title=ja:もらとりあむタマ子|accessdate= 29 January 2014|work= eiga.com|language= Japanese}}

Plot

Tamako is an unemployed university graduate living with her divorced father, who runs a sports equipment shop. Tamako spends her time sleeping, eating, watching TV, reading manga, and playing video games. She is disdainful of her father, who is fond of her, but wants her to find a job. He often comes home drunk, full of affection, and buys her expensive gifts, which she demands he return.

With the help of a local boy, Tamako has an amateur photoshoot and secretly applies for an idol group. Her father finds out, embarrassing her.

Tamako learns that her father is dating a local teacher. She attends her accessory making class to learn more about her. They strike up conversation, and the woman realises who she is, trying to make friends. After Tamako complains to her about her father, the woman tells her she is mean.

Cast

Reception

It was ranked number nine in the top ten best Japanese films of 2013 by Kinema Junpo.{{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/pecoross-tops-kinema-junpo-list|title= Pecoross tops Kinema Junpo list|author= Kevin Ma|date= 9 January 2014|accessdate= 29 January 2014|work= Film Business Asia|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140613212825/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/pecoross-tops-kinema-junpo-list|archivedate= 13 June 2014}} The Japanese Professional Movie Awards ranked it at 6th place in its Best 10 2013 rankings.{{cite web|title=日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞公式サイト (The 23rd Japanese Profssional Movie Awards)|url=http://nichi-pro.filmcity.jp/23rd.htm|website=nichi-pro.filmcity.jp|accessdate=12 November 2016|language=Japanese}}

Awards

References

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External links

  • [http://www.bitters.co.jp/tamako/ Official Website] (Japanese language)
  • {{IMDb title|3134060}}

{{Nobuhiro Yamashita}}

Category:Films directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita

Category:2010s Japanese films

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