A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006): Cast & Box Office
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth is a 2006 crime drama directed by Tetsu Maeda, starring Ken Mitsuishi as Asakura, Kyûsaku Shimada and Ren Osugi. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes and earned $908,267 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- Tetsu Maeda
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Shochiku
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth About?
The premise of A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth without spoilers.
Four strangers—a romantic talker, a human lie detector, a pickpocket, and a woman with a precise sense of timing—meet while stopping a bank robbery. Recognizing their combined talents, they form a bank‑robbing crew, making each heist sleek, like performance art. Their light‑hearted crime run stops when a figure from one member’s past appears, prompting extortion and double‑crosses.
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Themes & Keywords
· 1 tag- based on novel
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Cast & Characters
Ken Mitsuishi leads the cast as Asakura, with Kyûsaku Shimada and Ren Osugi as Kunimoto. Directed by Tetsu Maeda; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tetsu Maeda
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Ken Mitsuishi as Asakura -
Kyûsaku Shimada - Ren Osugi as Kunimoto
- Koichi Sato as Kyono
Also Starring in A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
· 15 more- Arata Furuta Tanaka
- Houka Kinoshita Hayashi
- Koji Ohkura Jimichi
- Suzuki Matsuo Kamoda
- Kyoka Suzuki Yukiko
- Ryo Iwamatsu
- Takao Osawa Naruse
- Eisuke Sasai Urushihara
- Shota Matsuda Kuon
- Sakichi Sato
- Yasuhi Nakamura
- Rosa Kato Shoko
- Yuichiro Nakayama Akajima
- Ellie Toyota
- Tomohiro Miura Shinichi
More from Tetsu Maeda
More films directed by Tetsu Maeda: We’re Broke, My Lord!, The Water Flows to the Sea, Do Unto Others and What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?.
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Box Office
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth grossed $908,267 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$908.3K
- International
- $908.3K
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Yôki na gyangu ga chikyû o mawasu” and “陽気なギャングが地球を回す”.
- Also known as
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- Yôki na gyangu ga chikyû o mawasu
- 陽気なギャングが地球を回す
- 명랑한 갱이 지구를 움직인다
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A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth?
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth released?
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth was released on May 13, 2006.
Who directed A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth?
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth was directed by Tetsu Maeda.
More films by Tetsu Maeda Who is in the cast of A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth?
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth stars Ken Mitsuishi as Asakura, Kyûsaku Shimada and Ren Osugi as Kunimoto, among 19 credited actors.
How much did A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth make at the box office?
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth grossed $908,267 worldwide.
Does A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth have a post-credit scene?
No. A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth in?
The original language of A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth is Japanese.
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