Yu IRIE 入江悠

8000 Miles 2 - Girls Rappers

Nippon Digital   ½ 

Ikku and Tom travel to the boondocks of Gunma prefecture, where they develop a rivalry with a group of girls hellbent on combating the rural malaise with some fiery rap tunes.

Japan 2010

95 minutes

Director
Yu IRIE

Script
Yu IRIE

Cinematography
Kazuhiro MIMURA

Music
Taisei IWASAKI

Production
SR2 Crew

World sales
Dongyu Club

About Yu IRIE
入江悠

Yu IRIE, born in Yokohama in 1979, made his first short films while studying at Nihon University College of Art. In 2006, he made his feature film debut with JAPONICA VIRUS. His multi-award-winning music films 8000 MILES – SR SAITAMA'S RAPPER (2008 / NC ‘10) and 8000 MILES 2 – GIRLS RAPPERS (2010 / NC ’10) were screened at numerous international film festivals, including Nippon Connection 2010. Subsequently, he focused on novel and manga adaptations such as JOKER GAME (2015) and GANGOOSE (2018). His independent film NINJA GIRL (2021 / NC ’22) was crowdfunded.

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