Scout-Man


2h 5m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Mari, seventeen, and Atsushi, twenty, take refuge in Tokyo because of their parents' opposition to them getting married. They have nowhere to stay. One day Mari meets Kana, fifteen, a girl who sells Party Tickets. Meanwhile, Atsushi meets Miki, an actress in adult films, and he is hired as a scout m

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 5m

Synopsis

Mari, seventeen, and Atsushi, twenty, take refuge in Tokyo because of their parents' opposition to them getting married. They have nowhere to stay. One day Mari meets Kana, fifteen, a girl who sells Party Tickets. Meanwhile, Atsushi meets Miki, an actress in adult films, and he is hired as a scout man. Since Mari met Kana, she has kept seeing high-school girls arranging appointments with older men for money. Kana is earning money by arranging these meetings. Mari isn't sure if she wants to get to know her but she is sorely attracted by her life style and a set of values so different from her own. Atsushi too has just entered a new and unknown world. While they are desperately trying to find their place in the world, Mari and Atsushi get to know these people who shake their every belief and value to the core. As they enter this new world, they only cause each other pain until, one day, an unexpected event puts a definitive end to their relationship.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 5m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Feature directorial debut for Masato Ishioka.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery) September 7-16, 2000.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Critics Week) August 30 - September 9, 2000.

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