In a dysfunctional family where the mother is a heroin addict and prostitute, beaten by her son, and the father is an ex-TV reporter, sleeping with his daughter and filming his son being beaten up, ‘Q’, a complete stranger enters the bizarre family, changing their lives for the better, finding a balance in their disturbing natures.
Direction
Miike at his most unfiltered—shot in six days on digital video.
Writing
Sakichi Sato's script treats the unwatchable as punchlines.
Acting
Kenichi Endo commits to every humiliation with deranged sincerity.
Director
Takashi Miike
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just six days on early digital video as part of a low-budget anthology project; Miike later called it his 'most free' filmmaking experience.
Part of Japan's 'V-cinema' direct-to-video boom, the film deliberately provokes censors while mocking traditional family values—it's been banned in several countries despite its 'happy' ending.
JP
