Junk Food consists of four intertwining stories. The first and fourth sections show the morning routine of an blind, old Japanese woman, waking up, buying bread and milk, praying at the family altar; however, it is the second segment where the true story begins.
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Cast
24 people
Kanji Tsuda
Sato
Known for
Ju-on: The Grudge
Shin Godzilla
Onimaru
Ryo
Known for
9 Souls
Blue Spring
Masashi Yamamoto
Also in
The Private Detective Mike
The Whispering of the Gods
Eisuke Ishige
Arata Furuta
Yokoyama
Known for
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
Toshihiro Isomi
Miki Mia
Myanmar
Also in
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
How I Met Your Mother
Kôichi Ohmiya
Ali Ahmed
Cawl
Also in
Tokyo Skin
The Wart
Kazunao Sakaguchi
Also in
A Girl, She Is 100%
Tokyo Elegy
María Esther Moreno León
Mariarna
Also in
Bim Bam Boom, Las Luchas Morenas
AJW All-Star Dream Slam I
Yôichi Okamura
Miyuki's Husband
Also in
The Grudge
Noroi: The Curse
Masashi Yamamoto Director · Hiroshi Ito Cinematographer Shuichi Kakesu Editor
First release September 6, 1997 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Japanese, Spanish, Urdu
Production
TRANSFORMER
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ジャンクフード
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese · Spanish · Urdu
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 1997
Toronto International Film Festival
Japan · September 6, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 12, 1998 · Berlin International Film Festival
Switzerland
October 18, 2020 · French speaking region Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival
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