Slapstick Brothers (2011)
漫才ギャング
Overview
Tobio Kurosawa (Ryuta Sato), who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years, finds himself in trouble after his partner Tamotsu Ishii (Yuji Ayabe) quits due to their declining popularity and mounting debts. Tobio then attempts to drink his problems away, but the next morning finds himself locked up in a detention center. At the detention center Tobio meets tough dreadlocked Ryuhei Onizuka (Yusuke Kamiji) who has an uncanny knack for comedy. Tobio attempts to recruit Ryuhei to become a partner in a new comedy duo. Once on the outside, they start practicing ...
Where to watch Slapstick Brothers
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Netflix, Hulu, U-NEXT, KADOKAWA channel | Amazon Video, Apple TV, FOD | Amazon Video |
| South Korea | wavve, Watcha, TVING | wavve | — |
Streaming availability from JustWatch via TMDB. Catalogues change often, so check the provider before subscribing.
What is Slapstick Brothers about?
Tobio Kurosawa (Ryuta Sato), who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years, finds himself in trouble after his partner Tamotsu Ishii (Yuji Ayabe) quits due to their declining popularity and mounting debts. Tobio then attempts to drink his problems away, but the next morning finds himself locked up in a detention center. At the detention center Tobio meets tough dreadlocked Ryuhei Onizuka (Yusuke Kamiji) who has an uncanny knack for comedy. Tobio attempts to recruit Ryuhei to become a partner in a new comedy duo. Once on the outside, they start practicing ... Released on 2011-03-19, runtime 137 minutes.
Is Slapstick Brothers worth watching?
There are not enough ratings yet to summarize how viewers feel about Slapstick Brothers.
Where can I watch Slapstick Brothers?
In Japan, Slapstick Brothers streams on Netflix, Hulu and U-NEXT and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Hiroshi Shinagawa
Cast
- Ryuta Sato as Tobio Kurosawa
- Yusuke Kamiji as Ryuhei Onizuka
- Satomi Ishihara as Yumiko Miyazaki
- Yuji Ayabe as Tamotsu Ishii
- Miyagawa Daisuke as Kanai
- Hirofumi Arai as Shirokawa
- Seiki Nagahara as Kawahara
- DAIGO as Iwasaki
- Ryuji Akiyama
- Takashi Sasano
- Miyuki Oshima
- Hiroki Narimiya
More like this
Sources
Details and the 6.0/10 rating from Slapstick Brothers on TMDB, also on IMDb. Back to Movie World.