After one of their group is caught for speeding a group of trouble-making teenagers decide to prank the local police officer. It starts with simple speeding pranks but gradually moves to more elaborate and bizarre pranks.
Acting
Kuranosuke Sasaki's slow-burn from villain to reluctant dad figure.
Writing
Pranks escalate from petty to genuinely moving without losing the comedy.
Production
The kōban police box becomes a character itself.
Director
Renpei Tsukamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The kōban system of neighborhood police boxes is uniquely Japanese, making this suburban cop dynamic nearly impossible to translate to other cultures.
The title references a real Japanese phrase about prolonged battles, and the film was loosely inspired by true stories of rural town pranks.
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