A teacher and a magician walk into a bar... then keep walking until they find themselves.
A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.
Direction
Morita captures 80s Japan with dreamy specificity
Acting
Yakushimaru's quiet desperation is devastating
Cinematography
City lights that feel like characters themselves
Director
Yoshimitsu Morita
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Morita's follow-up to 'The Family Game,' cementing his reputation for dissecting Japanese family and social structures through unconventional narratives.
Hiroko Yakushimaru was already a massive pop star, and her casting brought teen audiences to what is essentially an art-house road movie.
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