December 24, 1988
Release Date

Free and Easy (1988)

Name: Free and Easy
Released: 1988-12-24

1h 33m

Running Time

December 24, 1988
Release Date

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Plot.

Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo office. After settling in to his surrounding along with his wife Eri, Densuke befriends an elderly man named Ichinosuke Suzuki. Ichinosuke is a lonely and old man who learns to enjoy life again through his friendship with Densuke. Meanwhile, Densuke is completely unaware that Ichinosuke is the boss of his construction company. The two men become friends through their shared passion for fishing.

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fishing

Details.

Release Date
December 24, 1988

Original Name
釣りバカ日誌

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 33m

Wiki.

Tsuribaka Nisshi (釣りバカ日誌) is a 1988 Japanese comedy film directed by Tomio Kuriyama. It was released on 24 December 1988. It is the first film in Tsuribaka Nisshi series. Most of this series are released as one of double feature such as Otoko wa Tsurai yo. The origin is Tsuribaka Nisshi (釣りバカ日誌, "Fishing Fool's Diary") , a fishing manga by Jūzō Yamasaki (story) and Kenichi Kitami since 1979.

The film focuses on salaryman Densuke Hamasaki (a.k.a. Hama-chan), whom his supervisor Sasaki has dubbed the "Fishing Baka" because of his passion for fishing.