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University of Laughs

2004·2h 1m
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
1,154 votes

In wartime Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.

University of Laughs is a 2004 drama comedy movie directed by Mamoru Hoshi, starring Gorô Inagaki, Masao Komatsu, Masaya Takahashi. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 1,154 votes and runs 2h 1m.

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Director
Mamoru Hoshi
Stars
Gorô Inagaki
Masao Komatsu
Masaya Takahashi
Kôji Yakusho
Creators
Kôki Mitani
Details
2004-10-30
121 min
Movie
★ Japan
★ Japanese
Keywords
theatrical playbased on radio playsatire comedycorridorworld war twoscreenplay adapted by authorbased on playreference to william shakespearearmybattle of witsplaywritingrepressionwritercensorshipdraft noticereference to shakespeare's romeo and julietsatireperfectionrole playing