Mitsuko Delivers

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Movie Info

Mitsuko is in the ninth month of her pregnancy and broke, so she moves back to the dilapidated neighborhood where she grew up. To make ends meet, she helps other residents -- one by one -- with their problems until she goes into labor.

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

Japanese
Director:

Yûya Ishii
Writer:

Yûya Ishii
Runtime:

1h 49m

Cast & Crew

Riisa Naka
Mitsuko

Aoi Nakamura
Yoichi

Ryo Ishibashi
Jiro

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yoshimasa Kondo

Ryû Morioka

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Critic Reviews for Hara ga kore nande (Mitsuko Delivers)

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (4)

It isn't exactly a laugh a minute, and some of the comedy is way too broad, but it exerts a quiet hold.

May 10, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Andrew Pulver
Guardian
The acting is at times unwatchably broad, ultimately squeezing the life and charm out of the whole enterprise.

May 10, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Cath Clarke
Time Out
Take a nap until something better comes along.

May 10, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Liz Haycroft
Little White Lies
Ishii has managed to create yet another female driven drama which successfully weaves gentle comedy with an underlying social message.

January 8, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Patrick Gamble
CineVue
Just like its feisty protagonist, Ishii Yuya's film is one of a kind (albeit perhaps not the kind for everyone).

August 27, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Isabel Stevens
ViewLondon
Armchair philosophy and scarcely likable characters make Yya Ishii's disappointing latest feature more of a challenge than a treat.

May 16, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Shaun Munro
What Culture
Before long the shouting and gurning quotient reaches discomfort levels and the movie winds up just irritating.

May 10, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Philip Kemp
Total Film