Kazuto has a lifelong dream of becoming an actor, but has been suffering from a special medical condition where he faints and collapses when he gets nervous. One day, he encounters his brother, Hiroki, who who he hasn’t seen for years. He invites Kazuto to a talent agency called 'Special Actors'.
Direction
Shinichiro Ueda's puzzle-box plotting rewards attention.
Writing
Script turns amateur actors' flaws into plot mechanics.
Acting
Kazuto Osawa's genuine nervousness sells every con.
Director
Shinichiro Ueda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ueda made this for $25,000 after One Cut of the Dead's success, proving Japan's indie scene thrives on formal experimentation.
The superhero tape's 'powers' mirror how Kazuto's condition becomes his actual strength—disability reframe as superpower.
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