Overview
Sukezo, a former manga comic artist, takes up the art rock business by setting up a shop in a shed by the river. He tries hard to be successful, but business does not go well and the family becomes progressively poorer.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Munō no Hito
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Music
Music by Gontiti
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Yasushi Sasakibara
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Toshiharu MaruuchiScreenplay
- Yoshiharu TsugeComic Book
- Original title
- 無能の人
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 2, 1991
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Production
Cast
Naoto TakenakaSukezo Sukegawa
Jun FubukiMomoko Sukegawa
Miyako YamaguchiTatsuko Ishiyama- Taro MaruseSekiun Ishiyama
Hiroshi KanbeKaruishi Yamakawa
Tomokazu MiuraMan with sunglasses
Yoshio HaradaHomeless
Ren OsugiKurahara
Yoshiko KugaLady who walks
Tatsumi KumashiroBirdman
Fujio SugaMan who walks
Seikō ItōEditor
Akiko NomuraWoman at Inn
Kōjirō KusanagiPolice
Yoji TanakaBar patron
Masahiro Motoki
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