[Movie Review] Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy

Movie: Pika☆nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy

Japanese: ピカ☆ンチ　LIFE IS HARD だけど HAPPY

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Writer: Yoshihiko Inohara-V6

Producer:Masahiko Kawahara

Cinematography: Satoru Karasawa

Theme song: "Pika☆NCHI" by Arashi

Release Date: October 18, 2002

Runtime: 119 min

Studio: J Storm

Distributor: J Storm

Language: Japanese

Country: Japan

Cast

• Masaki Aiba as Shun
• Jun Matsumoto as Bon
• Kazunari Ninomiya as Takuma
• Satoshi Ono as Haru
• Sho Sakurai as Chu
• Natsuko Akiyama
• Anri Ban
• Ginpuncho
• Kazuaki Hankai
• Fuyuko Imae
• Yoshihiko Inohara
• Yoshihiro Nozoe
• Ryousei Tayama
• Hajime Yamazaki
• Seijun Nobukawa
• Umi Yamano
• Takeshi Obayashi
• Eiki Kitamura
• Sabu Kawahara

Plot

"Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy" centers around five friends who are residents in a Tokyo apartment complex.Now senior high school students, the five friends live the wildlife in Harajuku before encountering unforeseen surprises.

The sequel is Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy.

Trivia

The five members of J-pop group Arashi make their debut appearance in a major motion picture. Movie was written by Yoshihiko Inohara of V6 J-pop group.