Nowhere Man
1991, Japanese. Directed by Naoto Takenaka.
Sukezo, a former manga comic artist, takes up the art rock business by setting up a shop in a shed by the river. He tries hard to be successful, but business does not go well and the family becomes progressively poorer.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Naoto TakenakaDirector
- Naoto TakenakaSukezo Sukegawa
- Jun FubukiMomoko Sukegawa
- Miyako YamaguchiTatsuko Ishiyama
- Taro MaruseSekiun Ishiyama
- Hiroshi KanbeKaruishi Yamakawa
- Tomokazu MiuraMan with sunglasses
- Yoshio HaradaHomeless
- Ren OsugiKurahara
- Yoshiko KugaLady who walks
- Tatsumi KumashiroBirdman
- Fujio SugaMan who walks
- Seikō ItōEditor
Details
- Released
- 2 November 1991
- Original title
- 無能の人
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshiharu Maruuchi
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What Nowhere Man is based on
Nowhere Man is based on Munō no Hito, a 1991 manga series by Yoshiharu Tsuge.
Manga series · 1991
Munō no Hito
By Yoshiharu Tsuge
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Nowhere Man runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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Which OTT platform is Nowhere Man on?
Nowhere Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 November 1991. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
What movies are like Nowhere Man?
If you liked Nowhere Man, try Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song, The Nest, The Young One.
Who directed Nowhere Man?
Nowhere Man (1991) was directed by Naoto Takenaka and stars Naoto Takenaka, Jun Fubuki, Miyako Yamaguchi.
What is Nowhere Man based on?
Nowhere Man is based on Munō no Hito, a 1991 manga series by Yoshiharu Tsuge.