
8000 Miles
Comedy · Drama
Overview
Ikku, Mighty and Tomu live in Saitama, not exactly the coolest places to get involved in a wanna-be rap star lifestyle. But try they do with their freestyle rap band Sho-Gung. Yu Irie, who gained the Grand Prize at Yubari Fantastic Film Festival with this film, grew up in Saitama and inserts the grim realities of suburban youth skillfully in his comedic style.
Top Cast


Ryusuke Komakine
Ryusuke Komakine
Ikku
Ryusuke Komakine
Ikku


Shingo Mizusawa
Shingo Mizusawa
Tom
Shingo Mizusawa
Tom


Eita Okuno
Eita Okuno
Mighty
Eita Okuno
Mighty


Tatsuya Masunari
Tatsuya Masunari
Ken
Tatsuya Masunari
Ken
Tetsuya Haishima
Tetsuya Haishima
Tec
Tetsuya Haishima
Tec
Hirofumi Fuji
Hirofumi Fuji
Yossy
Hirofumi Fuji
Yossy


Mihiro
Mihiro
Chinatsu
Mihiro
Chinatsu
Hakushu Kamisuzuki
Hakushu Kamisuzuki
Takeda (TKD)
Hakushu Kamisuzuki
Takeda (TKD)


Hikohiko Sugiyama
Hikohiko Sugiyama
Li
Hikohiko Sugiyama
Li
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