Four strangers (a verbose romantic, a human lie detector, an expert pickpocket, and a woman with a preternaturally precise sense of time) are brought together by chance when they inadvertently team up to thwart a bank robbery. Recognizing the potential of their combined talents, they decide to form a bank-robbing gang themselves, just for the fun and romance of it. Their heists are played out swiftly and coolly, less like robberies than performance art. Eventually, the foursome's good-natured crime streak is interrupted when a man from one of their pasts creates a whirlwind of extortion and double-crossing. (Source: Letterboxd) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Youki na Gang ga Chikyuu wo Mawasu" (陽気なギャングが地球を回す) by Kotaro Isaka (伊坂 幸太郎). Edit Translation
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- magyar / magyar nyelv
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- Native Title: 陽気なギャングが地球を回す
- Also Known As: The Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth , The Merry Gang Spins the Earth , A Merry Gang Spins the Earth , A Cheerful Gang Spins the Earth , Youki na Gang ga Chikyuu wo Mawasu
- Screenwriter: Ushio Kentaro
- Screenwriter & Director: Maeda Tetsu
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Crime
Cast & Credits
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![Matsuda Shota in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)]( "Matsuda Shota in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)")
Matsuda Shota Main Role -
![Suzuki Kyoka in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)]( "Suzuki Kyoka in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)")
Suzuki KyokaYukikoMain Role -
![Osawa Takao in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)]( "Osawa Takao in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)")
Osawa TakaoNaruseMain Role -
![Sato Koichi in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)]( "Sato Koichi in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)")
Sato Koichi Main Role -
![Ohkura Koji in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)]( "Ohkura Koji in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)")
Ohkura KojiJimichiSupport Role -
![Kato Rosa in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)]( "Kato Rosa in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Japanese Movie (2006)")
Kato RosaShokoSupport Role
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Reviews
I’ve always loved movies where a team of eccentric people who are aces at “what they do” join together and execute perfectly planned heists, like that team at the beginning of that first Tom Cruise MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE movie, the HUDSON HAWK museum thieves, heck, even OCEAN’S ELEVEN had that spirit I’m talking about…well, CHEERFUL GANG just exudes the same stuff! Dressed in loud, flamboyant clothes, the look of the gang resembled a Sentai Group that even Ishinomori Shotaro would be proud of!
Okay, I’m off to go search for Kyoka Suzuki pics.
I originally watched it for Matsuda Shota after watching him in Liar Game, but he's so much younger and adorable in this.
This movie really shouldn't be taken all that seriously, as it is first and foremost, a comedy. The main characters are all unique and important to the story in some aspect. The story can be a little confusing from time to time, with a couple things that I don't feel are completely explained, but besides that it's an interesting concept that I think they pulled off well. (Although I feel that the actors and the characters really held this movie together, as opposed to any cohesive story elements.)
I gave the music an 8 just because I don't remember it very well. I don't think it didn't fit at any point in the movie, so that's good. But anything special? I don't remember.
I would rewatch it again, but not anytime in the near future.
I recommend it if you're looking for something other than the usual romantic comedy when you're bored.
