Mamoru HOSHI 星護
University Of Laughs
笑の大学
Nippon Cinema ª
The year is 1940, and Japan is edging towards war with the theatre being heavily regulated. The playwright Tsubaki meets the censor Sakisaka who orders him to remove all humour from his play. But trying to do so makes the play even funnier. Thus the struggle of the comedians begins.
笑の大学
Warai no daigaku
Japan 2004
121 minutes
Production
Toho, Parco, Fuji Television Network
World sales
Pony Canyon
Cast
Koji YAKUSHO, Goro INAGAKI
About Mamoru HOSHI
星護
Mamoru HOSHI, born in Niigata in 1958, began working for television after graduating, directing numerous game shows and hit dramas. UNIVERSITY OF LAUGHS is his feature film debut.