"Tachiguishi", that is to say, grifters who make it their profession to "eat-and-run", was created by the world-famous filmmaker, Mamoru Oshii. In 2006, he directed "Tachigui -- the Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters", a feature film which was made using a new technique called superlive-mation. It combined fact and fiction to tell daring stories of professional grifters, leaving viewers with a feeling of nostalgia for the Showa era. Following that, another movie has been completed. This new live-action film, "Eat and Run - 6 Beautiful Grifters" was made with the objective of filming its main actresses as beautifully as possible. The film is made up of six episodes directed by five different directors who rose to the challenge, two of which star Oshii himself.
Direction
Five directors, one Oshii cameo, wildly different visual flavors
Cinematography
Shot to make six women look like living ukiyo-e prints
Costume
Period-perfect looks that are basically characters themselves
Director
Makoto Kamiya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tachiguishi originated as Showa-era urban legend — working-class antiheroes who turned systemic exploitation into performance art.
Superlive-mation, used in Oshii's 2006 film, blended puppets with live-action — this live-action sequel deliberately rejected that technique to capture human imperfection.
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