Barren Illusion
6.4
In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He searches for violent ways to reactivate his life, she dreams of escaping abroad; both volunteer to test a new drug which may provide a cure.
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Cast
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Shinji Takeda
Haru
Known for
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse
Miako Tadano
Michi
Known for
Blood and Bones
Hosaku Yasui
Satake
No other roles listed
Masamichi Matsumoto
Murai
Also in
Flight Diary: A Flight Attendant's Dangerous Report
Kazushige Inami
Kenji
No other roles listed
Akiko Ohku
Akiko
Also in
Igai to shinanai
Deka Matsuri
Shinji Aoyama
Fascist
Also in
Three☆Points
License to Live
Naoki Yamamoto
Post Office Delivery Clerk
Also in
Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2
Tarō Suwa
Drunk Man on Bicycle / Man Being Attacked
Known for
Cold Fish
Fear and Trembling
Akiko Kitamura
Chinese woman
Known for
Pulse
Shirô Atami
Shingo Ichizawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director · Dai Soma Composer Takahide Shibanushi Cinematographer
First release September 2, 1999 · Produced in Japan · Production Eurospace, Eiga Bi Gakkô
Production
Japan Sky Way
Production
Eurospace
Production
Eiga Bi Gakkô
Production
Japan
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Original title
大いなる幻影
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 1999
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan · December 11, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
South Korea
March 9, 2004 · Theatrical
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