A down-on-his luck writer meets a movie producer, who asks him to write a screenplay on the condition that he visit locations for the film. Chaos ensues.
Acting
Nagase's perfect deadpan desperation as Sashi.
Direction
Sunaga's knack for finding beauty in total chaos.
Writing
Dialogue that captures creative exhaustion hilariously.
Director
Hideaki Sunaga
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's Japanese title roughly translates to something far more vulgar than the English distributor dared use.
Released during Japan's 'lost decade,' it captures a generation of creatives watching their industries collapse while pretending everything's fine.
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