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Catalog/Drama/Small, Slow But Steady
Small, Slow But Steady poster
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MASTER SCORE 71.8 / 100
2022·Drama / Sport·1h 39m

SMALL, SLOW BUT STEADY

Keiko surprises everyone when she overcomes adversity to win her first two boxing fights. But when an unexpected incident threatens the closure of her gym, she is pushed further than she thought possible.

Above the Line
Shô Miyake·DirectorSho Miyake·ScreenplayMasaaki Sakai·ScreenplayYuta Tsukinaga·Director of PhotographyTakamitsu Kawai·Sound DesignerKeiko Okawa·Editor
Cast
Yukino Kishii·Keiko OgawaTomokazu Miura·Katsumi SasakiMasaki Miura·Makoto HayashiShinichiro Matsuura·Shintaro MatsumotoHimi Sato·Seiji OgawaHiroko Nakajima·Kiyomi OgawaNobuko Sendo·Chiharu SasakiNana Nakahara·HanaTomomitsu Adachi·ReporterYutaka Shimizu·Police officer
Full Crew
(27 credits)
Directing· 2
Sho Miyake·DirectorTakashi Matsuo·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Sho Miyake·ScreenplayMasaaki Sakai·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Yuta Tsukinaga·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Keiko Okawa·EditorJun Takada·Colorist
Sound & Music· 3
Takamitsu Kawai·Sound DesignerHironori Ito·Sound MixerTomoko Ohtsuka·Sound Effects
Art & Design· 4
Daichi Watanabe·Art DirectionNami Shinozuka·Costume DesignShinpei Inoue·Production DesignShihomi Mochizuki·Makeup & Hair
Production· 12
Koichiro Fukushima·ProducerMasahiro Handa·ProducerKeisuke Konishi·ProducerShunsuke Koga·ProducerYuhiro Matsuoka·Executive ProducerYu Kato·ProducerMasahiro Handa·Executive Producer栗原忠慶·Executive ProducerSUGIMOTO Yusuke·ProducerYuka Jimbo·ProducerMasayoshi Jônai·ProducerTakashi Ookawa·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Isamu Fujii·Gaffer
By the Numbers
71.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
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