8000 Miles (2009)
Ikku, Mighty and Tomu live in Saitama, not exactly the coolest places to get involved in a wanna-be rap star lifestyle. But try they do with their freestyle rap band Sho-Gung. Yu Irie, who gained the Grand Prize at Yubari Fantastic Film Festival with this film, grew up in Saitama and inserts the grim realities of suburban youth skillfully in his comedic style.
Released: Mar 14, 2009
Runtime: 80 minutes
Stars: Ryusuke Komakine, Shingo Mizusawa, Eita Okuno, Tatsuya Masunari, Tetsuya Haishima, Hirofumi Fuji
Crew: Yu Irie (Screenplay), Yu Irie (Director), Kazuhiro Mimura (Director of Photography)