

University of Laughs
Genres
Overview
In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
121 min
Release Date
2004-10-30
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
34
Vote Average
7.103
Koji Yakusho
Mutsuo Sakisaka
Goro Inagaki
Hajime Tsubaki
Masaya Takahashi
Masao Komatsu
Tae Kimura
Ai Kato
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6.7
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8.5
Prohibitions
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1984-01-01 | tr
5.5
Inspection
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0.0
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6.3
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6.8
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5.6
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7.3
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0.0
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0.0
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7.2
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0.0
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0.0
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8.0
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blank 13
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