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Thirty Lies or So

Original title: Yaku san-jû no uso
  • 2004
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Miki Nakatani, Kippei Shîna, Seiichi Tanabe, Norito Yashima, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Anri Ban in Thirty Lies or So (2004)
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"Yaku san-ju no uso", otherwise known as "Thirty Lies Or So", is about four men and two women who plot to defraud a mystery company. Each character tries to deceive the other out of the 70 m... Read all"Yaku san-ju no uso", otherwise known as "Thirty Lies Or So", is about four men and two women who plot to defraud a mystery company. Each character tries to deceive the other out of the 70 million yen they stole. The story is set on a train, both on the way towards their destinat... Read all"Yaku san-ju no uso", otherwise known as "Thirty Lies Or So", is about four men and two women who plot to defraud a mystery company. Each character tries to deceive the other out of the 70 million yen they stole. The story is set on a train, both on the way towards their destination and on the way back, when they have the suitcase full of money. The money disappears s... Read all

  • Director
    • Kentarô Ohtani
  • Writers
    • Hideo Tsuchida
    • Kentarô Ohtani
    • Aya Watanabe
  • Stars
    • Kippei Shîna
    • Miki Nakatani
    • Satoshi Tsumabuki
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    171
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kentarô Ohtani
    • Writers
      • Hideo Tsuchida
      • Kentarô Ohtani
      • Aya Watanabe
    • Stars
      • Kippei Shîna
      • Miki Nakatani
      • Satoshi Tsumabuki
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Kippei Shîna
    Kippei Shîna
    • Shikata
    Miki Nakatani
    Miki Nakatani
    • Takarada
    Satoshi Tsumabuki
    Satoshi Tsumabuki
    • Sasaki
    Seiichi Tanabe
    Seiichi Tanabe
    • Kutsunai
    Norito Yashima
    • Yokoyama
    Anri Ban
    • Imai
    Takaya Hashi
      Kazuhiko Kasai
        Hiroshi Nagahata
          Shin'ya Sakaguchi
            Yû Tokui
            • Cab driver
            • (as Yu Tokui)
            Tomoya Yokose
            • Director
              • Kentarô Ohtani
            • Writers
              • Hideo Tsuchida
              • Kentarô Ohtani
              • Aya Watanabe
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            4mister_bateman

            Boring

            The movie is not bad technically and I love movies that are set on trains, but this one I just found boring. It's pretty much just people talking on a train.
            8blindg

            When even swindlers have a heart

            Yaku san-jû no uso (English title: 30 Lies or So) is one of the most innovative movies I've seen from many years.

            It tells the story about a group of swindlers who makes money by selling some fake goods cheating the buyers. You never know how it happens because the movie is totally focused on the feeling of the group of swindlers before and after the fraud has took place.

            Love, lust, regret and forgiveness rule the train where the cheaters are travelling to go home with the money, setting up an intriguing scheme where emotions oppose to their first aim, which is obviously the money.

            In the end friendship and togetherness seems to be the most important things for them when practically every member of the teams suspects each other to planning to escape with the money at the next stop.

            Miki Nakatani is simply gorgeous, imho one the most beautiful woman on earth, she's also a skilled actress and singer.

            Don't miss this one, it proves once again that Japan (and of course the rest of Asia) is the future of cinema.

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            • Release date
              • December 18, 2004 (Japan)
            • Country of origin
              • Japan
            • Official site
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            • Language
              • Japanese
            • Also known as
              • 約三十の嘘
            • Production companies
              • Asmik Ace Entertainment
              • Culture Publishers (CP)
              • IMJ Entertainment
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              • $55
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              1 hour 40 minutes
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