Hard-Core

This film apparently thinks rural Japan needs robots. A treasure hunter lives a simple life with his coworker. It somehow makes a heartwarming story out of social awkwardness and machinery.

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Nobuhiro Yamashita directed Hard-Core in 2018. See Nobuhiro Yamashita's full filmography, where to start with Nobuhiro Yamashita, or where to go after you've seen everything by Nobuhiro Yamashita.

Hard-Core was released in 2018 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.