| Other author/creator | Hoshi, Mamoru, 1958- |
| Other author/creator | Mitani, Kōki, 1961- Warai no daigaku. |
| Other author/creator | Fuji Terebijon, Kabushiki Kaisha. |
| Other author/creator | Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha. |
| Variant title |
Warai no daigaku |
| Abstract |
In Shōwa 15 (1940), while the Sino-Japan War is raging, the Government imposes strict censorship on stage performances, one of the few entertainments available to commoners. All plays that are deemed out of step with the war effort are being censored. Tsubaki Hajime, a comedy script writer for the theater group "Warai no Daigaku (University of Laughs) meets Sakisaka Mutsuo, a government censor who has never understood what a laugh is and has been especially merciless about censoring satirical scripts. Of course, Sakisaka demands that Tsubaki alter his scripts, but as the two men work with and against each other, the scripts keep getting funnier and funnier. |
| Credits | Original story and screenplay by Kōki Mitani ; directed by Mamoru Hoshi. |
| Cast |
Kōji Yakusho, Gorō Inagaki and others. |
| Original version | Originally produced 2004. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In Japanese with optional Japanese and English subtitles; optional commentary in Japanese. |
| Publisher number | TDV15184D Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha |
