

8000 Miles
"Hip hop is a long, long road..."
Genres
Overview
Ikku, Mighty and Tomu live in Saitama, not exactly the coolest places to get involved in a wanna-be rap star lifestyle. But try they do with their freestyle rap band Sho-Gung. Yu Irie, who gained the Grand Prize at Yubari Fantastic Film Festival with this film, grew up in Saitama and inserts the grim realities of suburban youth skillfully in his comedic style.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
2009-03-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
4.7
Ryusuke Komakine
Ikku
Shingo Mizusawa
Tom
Eita Okuno
Mighty
Tatsuya Masunari
Ken
Tetsuya Haishima
Tec
Hirofumi Fuji
Yossy
Mihiro
Chinatsu
Hakushu Kamisuzuki
Takeda (TKD)
Hikohiko Sugiyama
Li
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