# Aka Medaka (2015)

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**Original title**: *赤めだか*
**Runtime**: 145 min
**Genres**: TV Movie, Drama, Comedy
**Directed by**: Hideta Takahata
**Written by**: Hiroyuki Yatsu
**Starring**: Kazunari Ninomiya, Takeshi Kitano, Gaku Hamada, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Tsurube Shofukutei, Teruyuki Kagawa

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Comic storytellers battle ticket scalpers in the neon glow of Tokyo’s underground scene. A starstruck boy’s childhood crush on the legendary Danshi sparks a career of bitter rivalry, accidental mentorship, and one man’s quest to reclaim the spotlight. A pity the pacing drags like a stubborn joke halfway told.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider, playful

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