8000 Miles (2009)

SR サイタマノラッパー SR: Saitama no Rapper

8000 Miles is a Japanese movie written and directed by Yu Irie. It got a limited release at Ikebukuro Cinema Rosa in Japan on March 14, 2009, but was picked up by several other theaters after it became popular with critics and international film festivals. It is co-distributed by Rosa Eigasha and Norainu Film.

Featured Cast

Ryusuke Komakine
Shingo Mizusawa
Eita Okuno
Tatsuya Masunari
Hakushu Kamisuzuki
Ryuya Masunari
Mihiro
Hikohiko Sugiyama

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Whack! Whack! B-hack

A bit of catchy kitsch from the Brocco Records YouTube channel - it's the theme song of Yu Irie's 8000 Miles 2: Girl Rappers performed by the film's cast (as B-hack). 8000 Miles is a (very) indie comedy from 2008 about a group of wannabe rappers living in a rural…
3 years ago
Japanese movies at NYAFF 2010

This year Subway Cinema is announcing the lineup for the 2010 New York Asian Film Festival split up by country of origin; and conveniently for us, Japan is first up. The list includes two world premieres, two international premieres, five North American premieres, and an impressive list of guests. The…
3 years ago
Yu Irie explores suburban hip-hop in “8000 Miles”

Indie filmmaker Yu Irie (Obsession, Japonica Virus) will soon be releasing the movie he filmed last year called SR: Saitama no Rapper (English title: 8000 Miles). It’s a comedy about a small ground of hip-hop fans who live in the suburbs outside of Tokyo but dream of someday becoming famous…
5 years ago

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