Sweating the Small Stuff (2017)
Ryutaro Ninomiya, 27 years old, lives a fairly simple life. He works at an auto-repair shop, reads books and drinks a few beers. One day, he receives a phone call from Yusuke, his childhood friend whose mother, Ryuko, is dying from Hepatitis C. Despite knowing for a while that Ryuko was sick, Ryutaro hasn’t visited her, but today he decides to go.
Director:
Ryutaro Ninomiya
Writer:
Ryutaro Ninomiya
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Ryutaro Ninomiya as Ryutaro |
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Shinji Imaoka as |
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Tomoki Kimura as |
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Daiki Matsumoto as |
| Camera | Hidetoshi Shinomiya | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Ryutaro Ninomiya | Director |
| Writing | Ryutaro Ninomiya | Screenplay |
| Production | Tokushi Suzuki | Producer |
| Editing | Ryutaro Ninomiya | Editor |
| Directing | Wataru Hiranami | Assistant Director |