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63% Critic Match

119

6.3 / 10 1994 1h 55mNR Japanese
ComedyDrama

Storyline

In Harari-cho, a small and quiet bayside town by the sea, the firemen have not seen a fire for nearly twenty years. Each day passes eventlessly... until one day. The monotony of their daily lives is interrupted by the appearance of a beautiful female college student, Momoko, who comes to visit her aunt. After catching a glimpse of Momoko, both Tatsuya and Nobuyuki can't stop thinking about her. Since then, the small town is not so quiet anymore…

Cast & Crew

Hidekazu Akai

Hidekazu Akai

Nobuyuki Ishii

Lead
Kyoka Suzuki

Kyoka Suzuki

Momoko Hibino

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Tatsuya Tsuda

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Masaaki Tomita

Yoichi Nukumizu

Yoichi Nukumizu

Yuichi Nakae

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Satoshi Matsushita

Ryo Iwamatsu

Ryo Iwamatsu

Member of Main Station

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Hiroshi Morishita

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Naoto Takenaka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. 119 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker