Made under the restrictions of "no zoom, pan, editing or post-sound", directors Shinobu Yaguchi and Takuji Suzuki skewer Japanese social conventions in 14 short episodes. In one segment a woman misreads an advertisement and arrives at a job interview dressed in a bunny suit. Another concerns a woman who hides to surprise her friends only to overhear their unkind appraisal of her hygiene. And another entitled "Grandpa from Hell" is a surreal yarn about a cult leader. Ranging from the humorous to the deeply bizarre, the film's static, minimalistic style makes such "Dogme 95" films as The Celebration (1998) look extravagant.
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Cast
9 people
Yoji Tanaka
Known for
Ju-on: The Grudge
Summer Wars
Satoru Jitsunashi
Known for
Noroi: The Curse
Premonition
Travis Mullenix
Additional Characters (voice)
Takuji Suzuki
Known for
A Snake of June
9 Souls
Shinobu Yaguchi
Also in
French Dressing
The Whispered City
Nao Nekota
Also in
Summer Romance Shines in Rainbow Color
Tokyo!
Naomi Nishida
Known for
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Hanzawa Naoki
Jason C. Kane
Saint Charloss (voice)
Also in
The Good Guys
V.O. The Show
Masumi Kuichi
Shinobu Yaguchi Director · Takuji Suzuki Director
United States release April 1, 2000 · Produced in Japan
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Canada · September 1, 1999
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Japan · September 20, 1999
Theatrical
United States · April 1, 2000
Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
Germany
February 10, 2000 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Norway
October 20, 2000 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
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