Shinobu YAGUCHI 矢口史靖
Robo-G
ロボジー
Nippon Cinema ª
It is not the easiest job for designers of washing machines to create a robot. But when they seem to fail, creativity comes in. In Shinobu YAGUCHI's ROBO-G, Japanese exaggeration meets colorful understatement, wits, and a whole crew of charming and very human characters.
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Robo-G (NC 2014)
ロボジー
Japan 2012
111 minutes
Production
Toho, Dentsu, Altamira Pictures, Fuji Television Network
World sales
Pony Canyon
Cast
Shinjiro IGARASHI, Yuriko YOSHITAKA, Gaku HAMADA, Shogo KAWAI, Junya KAWASHIMA
About Shinobu YAGUCHI
矢口史靖
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1967, Shinobu YAGUCHI began shooting his first film on 8mm as a student at Tokyo Zokei University. In 1990, his short film THE RAIN WOMEN won the Grand Prize of the renowned PIA Film Festival. Through a scholarship, the festival enabled him to shoot his feature debut DOWN THE DRAIN (1993). With his comedies such as WATERBOYS (2001 / NC ’05), ROBO-G (2012 / NC ’14) and SURVIVAL FAMILY (2017 / NC ’17), he has also found international success.