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University of Laughs(Movie, 2004)

Original title: "笑の大学" (Japanese/JA)
2h 1min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
University of LaughsRating: 3.5/5 (with 1313 votes)
University of Laughs (笑の大学, Warai no Daigaku) is a story by Japanese dramatist Kōki Mitani which began as a play in 1996 starring actors Masahiko Nishimura as the Censor and Yoshimasa Kondo as the Playwright. The play won the Best Play Award at the 1996 Yomiuri Theater Awards. After that success, it was then made into a movie in 2004 starring actors Kōji Yakusho and Goro Inagaki by Fuji Television and Toho Studios. The piece presents in comedic fashion the conflict between censorship and an artist's freedom of expression. ()
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About University of Laughs

In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.

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Additional Information

Official websites:
warainodaigaku.nifty.com
Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 6 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/30/2004
Director: Mamoru Hoshi
Screenwriter: Kōki Mitani
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Escola do Riso"
"Warai no daigaku"
Keywords: censorship

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