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"What is your function in life?"

2004 2h 0m JA

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7.3

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7.4

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★7.3TMDB · 232★7.4IMDB · 10,256

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Synopsis

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Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one another eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.

“What is your function in life?”

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Cast

Tadanobu Asano
Aman
Reika Hashimoto
Mimi - Aman's Wife
Kyoko Koizumi
Yoko, Commercial Executive
Hiroshi Abe
Aoyama, the Hypnotist
Ittoku Kishibe
Tatsuya Kobayashi
Yumi Aso
Misa
Kanji Tsuda
Tsuda - Burglar
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Morishita - Burglar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gen Sekiguchi
Writers: Taku Tada
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gen Sekiguchi, shot by Makoto Sigma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Shimoji. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gen Sekiguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tadanobu Asano and Reika Hashimoto and Kyoko Koizumi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What is your function in life?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0430651 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Gen Sekiguchi directs. Makoto Sigma behind the camera. James Shimoji scores. Gen Sekiguchi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3Directed by Gen Sekiguchi, shot by Makoto Sigma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by James Shimoji. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Gen Sekiguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tadanobu Asano and Reika Hashimoto and Kyoko Koizumi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "What is your function in life?".
8IMDB entry: tt0430651 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "japan", "hitman", "businessman", "dark comedy".