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Ken and Mary: The Asian Truck Express

Ken and Mary: The Asian Truck Express

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Ken Katakura (Naoto Takenaka) has worked as a salaryman for the past 25 years. He's on his way to Malaysia to stop his daughter's wedding. Unfortunately for Ken, the plane makes an emergency landing in a remote part of Malaysia, far from the capital city of Kuala Lumpur where he needs to go. With only 2 days left until his daughter marries, Ken looks for a way to get to Kuala Lumpur. Ken then comes across an odd Chinese truck driver named "Mary" and, with his help, sets out for Kuala Lumpur.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

12 September 2013

Country

Japan

Cast

Kie Kitano

Kie Kitano

Midori

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Ken Katakura

Hu Bing

Hu Bing

Mary

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