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	      8000 Miles - SR Saitama's  Rapper  
(SR: Saitama no rapper)  
by Yu IRIE  
	      Ikku, Mighty and Tom lead an unbearably dull life in the small town of  Fukuyama. The three misfits’ only passion is their rap band called ‘Sho Gung’.  Through confronted with an unpromising future, Ikku can’t abandon his dream of  a musical career. 
	      Credits: 
	        Japan 2008, video, 80 min, Japanese with English subtitles 
	        Director & writer: Yu IRIE 
	        Director of photography: Kazuhiro MIURA 
	        Music: Taisei IWASAKI 
	        Production & Weltvertrieb: Dongyu Club & Inc 
	        Cast: Ryusuke KOMAKINE, MIHIRO, Shingo MIZUSAWA, Eita OKUNO, Hikohiko  SUGIYAMA 
	      About the director: 
	        Yu IRIE, born in 1979, established his own production firm shortly  after graduating from Nihon University College of Art. His film 8000 Miles –  for which he received the young talent award at the Japanese guild of directors  - was a sensational success.  
	      Filmography:   
	        2006 Japonica Virus; 2007 Cream Lemon 7 (Kurimu remon: madoru); 2008  Spy Girls; 2010 8000 Miles 2 - Girls Rapper 
	        
	        	      
	        
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		  Wednesday, April 14 8:15  p.m. Festival Centre 
European premiere in the presence of the director 
NDA 
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