A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 20, 2012
Original Title:
ペンギン夫婦の作りかた
Alternate Titles:
How to Make a Penguin Pair
Penguin Fufu no Tsukurikata
Penguin fûfu no tsukurikata
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
When Ayumi Mastuda (Eiko Koike) worked as a freelance writer she met Chinese cameraman Gyoukou (Kingone Wang), who worked at the same publishing company in Tokyo. They married 5 years ago. After his employer's went bankrupt, Gyoukou and Ayumi Matsuda moved to Ishigaki Island. Gyoukou also decided to apply for naturalization as a Japanese citizen. In order to prove they are real married couple they have an interview at a local Bureau of Judicial Affiars branch. As the interview goes along, they find it more difficult than expected ...
Art Direction:
Masato Nunobe
Director:
Katsutoshi Hirabayashi
Director of Photography:
Takashi Komatsu
Makeup & Hair:
Mutsuki Sakai
Original Music Composer:
Goro Yasukawa
Screenplay:
Atsushi Asada
Katsutoshi Hirabayashi
Story:
Airi Pengin
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