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パチンコ放浪記

パチンコ放浪記

Will the professional spirit of the legendary pin-tuner Namioka reach Katsuya, the isolated and helpless pachinko player?

2003 1h 10m

Pachinko pro Katsuya Takamura, piling up the cash boxes, plays relentlessly for the sole purpose of making money. An elderly man sitting next to him suddenly berates him. It was the legendary pin-tuner, Namioka. One day, a cheat appeared at the pachinko parlour run by Kaori’s father, whom Namioka dotes on like a grandson. Kizuki, the mastermind behind the cheat, uses modified ROM chips and walkie-talkies to force the parlour to close. Burdened with debt, Kaori’s father has no choice but to accept Kizuki’s proposal. It is a pachinko gambling match. What’s more, his opponent is Katsuya. Namioka and Kaori look down on Katsuya, who has accepted this challenge for a huge sum of money. A ruthless battle begins!!

Synopsis

Pachinko pro Katsuya Takamura, piling up the cash boxes, plays relentlessly for the sole purpose of making money. An elderly man sitting next to him suddenly berates him. It was the legendary pin-tuner, Namioka. One day, a cheat appeared at the pachinko parlour run by Kaori’s father, whom Namioka dotes on like a grandson. Kizuki, the mastermind behind the cheat, uses modified ROM chips and walkie-talkies to force the parlour to close. Burdened with debt, Kaori’s father has no choice but to accept Kizuki’s proposal. It is a pachinko gambling match. What’s more, his opponent is Katsuya. Namioka and Kaori look down on Katsuya, who has accepted this challenge for a huge sum of money. A ruthless battle begins!!

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Shūji KataokaShūji KataokaDirector

Cast

David ItoDavid Ito
小栗華織小栗華織
Yuji AbeYuji Abe
田中忍
Hirokazu InoueHirokazu Inoue
Shirō ShimomotoShirō Shimomoto
Tetsuo MorishitaTetsuo Morishita
Yoshirō AokiYoshirō Aoki

Director

Shūji Kataoka

Release date

1 Jan 2003

Runtime

1h 10m

Studio

KSS

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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