Shinobu Yaguchi -- who directed such comedies as Down the Drain and Adrenaline Drive -- spins this get-rich-quick caper comedy. Sakiko Suzuki (Naomi Nishida) is a shy, mousy lass with one unusual kink -- she loves counting money. Naturally, she is overjoyed when she lands a job as a bank teller. Yet she soon realizes that counting Yen loses its glamour when you can't keep any of it. She fantasizes about becoming a hostage in a daring bank robbery, if only to alleviate the tedium of her job. Then
Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.
Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
Feb 20, 2007
All Critics (2) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (0)
A pretty Japanese woman (Naomi Nishida) has only one thing on her mind day and night: money. It's just the idea of having lots of cash that sends her into a kind of nirvana, and her biggest romantic fantasy is to be taken hostage by bank robbers. Well, that's exactly what happens - which begins an unpredictable
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