High school student Sayaka Yamamoto enjoys gag comedy since she was a child. She decides to form a comedy duo with her friend Yui Yokoyama. They have been friends since middle school. They practice their skits diligently. One day, at the comedy club in high school, pretty Miyuki Watanabe, who is a transfer student from Tokyo, joins their club.
Acting
Actual NMB48 members committing hard to terrible puns with zero shame.
Writing
Manzai-style bits that reward Japanese wordplay nerds and confuse everyone else charmingly.
Director
Hidemi Uchida
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film exists entirely because NMB48 was founded in Osaka, the historic heart of Japanese comedy. The 'geinin' title literally means 'comedian,' making this basically regional propaganda disguised as idol content.
Kendo Kobayashi playing their advisor is actually a famous real comedian — imagine if Ali Wong randomly showed up to mentor a high school improv troupe in a Netflix teen movie.
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