Takashi works at a company, but he is tired of his boring days there and quits. At that time, Renchi, who got involved in a dangerous situation, visits Takashi. Another friend, Kinobu, joins them. They all graduated from the same high school. The three friends take a car and leave for Hokkaido. On the way, Renchi takes Takashi and Kinobu to the place where Renchi promised to meet a girl named Tsukiko. Renchi talked to Tsukiko through an online dating website.
Acting
Three leads have genuine loser chemistry
Cinematography
Hokkaido landscapes make aimlessness look beautiful
Writing
Dialogue captures online-to-IRL awkwardness perfectly
Director
Keiji Miyano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Neet' refers to Japan's 'Not in Education, Employment, or Training' phenomenon — a loaded term for directionless young adults that became cultural shorthand in 2000s Japan.
Director Keiji Miyano deliberately cast actual friends from the same talent agency to create authentic chemistry; their real-life familiarity shows in the unscripted-feeling banter.
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