The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
The story of an odd creature called the Speakerman, who served duty in a small mining village by sounding the siren/megaphone that is his head to tell the workers when it was time for lunch and to alert people in case of a mining accident. When the mine closes, Speakerman ends up lonely and in search of new friends and meaning in his life.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Key crew
- Yoshihiro NishimuraDirector
- Yoshihiro NishimuraScreenplay
Cast
- Ayano KurokawaSpeaker Head
- Tôya OriharaSpeaker Head/Classmate
- Chika SuzukiGirl (Chika Nakata)
- Demo TanakaCoal Miner of Legend (Kouzan Tanaka)
- Noboru IguchiTramcar-man (Coal Mine Shaft Taro)
- NancyWidow (Aiko)
- KikurinChef
- Saburô NakataGrandfather
- Yoshi NakataGrandmother
- Masayuki DenriNewspaper Delivery Man/Citizen Who Goes Mad for a Diamond
- Justice AbeMaster of a melon Farmhouse
- Shin'ya SawanoCoal Miner/Melon Thief