| Baka's Identity | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 愚か者の身分 |
| Directed by | Koto Nagata |
| Screenplay by | Kosuke Mukai |
| Based on | Orokamono no Mibun by Jun Nishio |
| Produced by | Akira Morii Kumi Kobata Kazuya Shimomura |
| Starring | Takumi Kitamura Yuta Hayashi Go Ayano |
| Cinematography | Tomoo Ezaki |
| Edited by | Ryuji Miyajima |
| Music by | Yoshiaki Dewa |
Production companies | The Seven Lat-Lon |
| Distributed by | The Seven Showgate |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Baka's Identity is a 2025 Japanese film directed by Koto Nagata which explores Japanese youth poverty in criminal underworld through the perspectives of a trio of young men who work as internet scammers. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is based on a 2019 novel, Orokamono no Mibun, by Jun Nishio. The film was produced by Akira Morii.
The movie had its world premiere at the 2025 Busan International Film Festival in competition and is scheduled to be released in Japan on October 24, 2025. [1]
The movie stars Takumi Kitamura, Go Ayano, and Yuta Hayashi as three young men who make a living by pretending to be young women and tricking men out of their identity papers that they can resell to others trying to establish a new life. [1]
Jun's 2019 novel, which told the story of youth in Tokyo's Kabukicho red light district, was a sprawling narrative with numerous interconnected characters. Nagata and screenwriter Kosuke Muka chose to focus the script on three characters. [2]
“Baka” is the Japanese word for idiot or fool, fearing to the victims of the trio's Internet scams [4]