Adrift in Tokyo

Adrift in Tokyo (転々) is a 2007 Japanese film based on a novel by Yoshinaga Fujita.

Synopsis
Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. Fukuhara makes a proposition: he will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to take walks through Tokyo, eventually ending up at the police station in Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal.

The film is based on the original novel by the 125th Naoki Prize winner Yoshinaga Fujita.

Cast

 * Joe Odagiri as Fumiya Takemura
 * Tomokazu Miura as Aiichiro Fukuhara
 * Kyōko Koizumi as Makiko
 * Yuriko Yoshitaka as Fufumi

Festivals

 * Udine Far East Festival 2008
 * New York Asian Film Festival 2008
 * Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival 2008
 * Fantasia Festival 2008
 * Raindance Film Festival 2008
 * Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2008 – Closing Film
 * Ottawa International Film Festival

Awards

 * Fantasia International Film Festival: Best Script (Satoshi Miki); Special Mention (Jo Odagiri and Tomokazu Miura)
 * Kinema Junpo Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Tomokazu Miura)

International Release

 * Japan : November 10, 2007
 * Canada : Montreal : April 10, 2009 – (DÉRIVE À TOKYO) Toronto : May 1, 2009 & Vancouver : May 22, 2009