Funky Forest: The First Contact

2005 2h 30m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 66

ComedyScience FictionFantasy

Synopsis

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An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Susumu Terajima
Katsuichi Tanaka
Tadanobu Asano
Masaru Tanaka
Chizuru Ikewaki
Ichiko
Ryo Kase
Takefumi
Kazue Fukiishi
Niko
Machiko Ono
Miko
Erika Nishikado
Notchi
Mariko Takahashi
Yoshiko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Katsuhito Ishii
Writers: Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, Shunichiro Miki
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Katsuhito Ishii, shot by Kosuke Matsushima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Susumu Terajima and Tadanobu Asano and Chizuru Ikewaki carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0451829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Katsuhito Ishii directs. Kosuke Matsushima behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
4Directed by Katsuhito Ishii, shot by Kosuke Matsushima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Susumu Terajima and Tadanobu Asano and Chizuru Ikewaki carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0451829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.