The Fallen Angel
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User Rating
Current user rating: 93/100 (19 votes)
Profile
- Movie: No Longer Human (early working title) / The Fallen Angel
- Romaji: Ningen Shikkaku
- Japanese: 人間失格
- Director: Genjiro Arato
- Writer: Osamu Dazai (novel)
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: February 20, 2010
- Runtime: 134 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
"No Longer Human" tells the story of a young man who has felt since childhood utterly alien from others around him. Since that time he has learned to put on a face to hide his alienation. He feels incapable of belonging to the human society, especially so by society's refusal to take him seriously. He then follows a descent into alcohol, drugs, & suicide ...
Yozo Oba (Toma Ikuta) was born into a wealthy family in Tsugaru. As a child he practiced smiling to hide his true feelings and to get along with others. His classmate Dakeichi found out about Yozo's eccentric behavior and told others about him. But Dakeichi also told Yozo a strange prediction about his life ... that he will become popular with the ladies and draw beautiful pictures.
During Yozo's high school years he moved to Tokyo. In Tokyo he meets Horiki (Yusuke Iseya), a guy six years older than him. Horiki is known for being a player and one day drags Yozo to the Blue Flower Bar run by Madame Ritsuko (Michiyo Ookusu). At the bar there is poet Chuya Nakahara (Go Morita) who proclaims "war is brown like the color of shit". Yozo doesn't say anything as he takes in the environment.
Yozo starts to drink more often and starts to live the fast life like Horiki. Like Dakeichi's prediction, Yozo also becomes popular with the ladies and always has a woman next to him. But, Yozo starts to become sick of this lifestyle.
At a cafe, Yozo meets Hisako (Shinobu Terajima) a women who lets him drink without paying. Yozo senses that Hisako feels a heavy sense of loneliness like himself. One day Yozo and Hisako attempts to kill themselves out in the Sea of Kamakura. Hisako dies, but Yozo survives. His family then takes Yozo to a sanitarium ...
Notes
- Based on Osamu Dazai's 1948 quasi autobiographical novel "Ningen Shikkaku".
- Related titles (based on Osamu Dazai novels):
- Shayo (2009)
- Pandora's Box | Pandora no hako (2009)
- Villon's Wife | Viyon no tsuma (2009)
- The Fallen Angel | Ningen Shikkaku (2010)
- Related titles (based on Osamu Dazai's life):
- Picaresque (2002)
- Dazai Osamu Monogatari (TBS / 2005)
Cast
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| Toma Ikuta | Yusuke Iseya | Satomi Ishihara | Eiko Koike | Maki Sakai |
| Yozo Oba | Horiki | Yoshiko | Shizuko | Reiko |
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| Shinobu Terajima | Shigeru Muroi | Renji Ishibashi | Go Morita | Michiyo Ookusu | Yoshiko Mita |
| Hisako | Kotobuki | Hirame | Chuya Nakahara | Ritsuko | Tetsu |
Trailer
Awards
- "'Best Newcomer" (Toma Ikuta) - 2010 (53rd) Blue Ribbon Awards - February 15, 2011
jing Says:
Jan 13 2012 10:19 am
this movie leaves room for the audience's imagination. good one
Sunny Says:
May 30 2011 10:56 pm
Ikuta Toma was brilliant!
But some of the scenes made me snort and wonder, "WTF?" (The especially artsy/bizarre scenes -- Nakahara standing in the tunnel, etc.)
Not that it wasn't enjoyable. :D
Ada Says:
May 24 2011 6:54 am
I've watched this too, but I have mixed feelings, Ikuta Toma was brilliant, and the story too, but I think some parts were unfinished.
By the way, I love it, it was really touched me, so I will watch it again and again:)
John Says:
Aug 29 2010 10:39 am
I watched this on the plane home from Tokyo last week. It was a really excellent film. I have read reviews claiming that the role was miscast but I assure you that Ikuta really nails this one.
betterbebetter Says:
Mar 04 2010 1:30 pm
hope this one is as close and good as the '94
evilive Says:
Jan 05 2010 4:57 pm
yup his first movie XD. he was only doing musicals, and drama's to. i want him to have more rolls like in hana kimi, it was dam funny.
werewolf Says:
Sep 10 2009 5:01 am
I hope now Johnny let him debut))))
cathrina ;) Says:
Aug 18 2009 3:21 am
FINALLY!
toma's first ever starring movie :)
i'm super excited for this. :D