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The Commute

Ride with professional wrestler Giant Bernard on his 12,000-mile monthly journey from his home in the USA to the ring in Japan. Using an innovative fusion of image and sound, The Commute captures a family man's struggle to balance the brutal and the beautiful.

12m2011

Documentary

English

Crew and Cast

James LefkowitzDirectorMatt BloomMatt BloomHiroshi TanahashiHiroshi TanahashiShinsuke NakamuraShinsuke NakamuraTogi MakabeTogi MakabeToru YanoToru YanoTakashi IizukaTakashi IizukaTomoaki HonmaTomoaki HonmaYujiro TakahashiYujiro Takahashi

Storyline

Ride with professional wrestler Giant Bernard on his 12,000-mile monthly journey from his home in the USA to the ring in Japan. Using an innovative fusion of image and sound, The Commute captures a family man's struggle to balance the brutal and the beautiful.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
14 April 2011
Runtime
12m

Production

Director
James Lefkowitz
Writers
James Lefkowitz, Jason B. Hurwitz
Studios
New Japan Pro-Wrestling, 25th Frame
Countries
Japan, United States of America

Languages

Original
English