Parco Fiction

2002 1h 5m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

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6.9

IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 2★6.9IMDB · 11

Comedy

Synopsis

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Witness a bizarre job interview and a dotty grandma in these five short surreal stories revolving around legendary Japanese department store Parco.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoji Tanaka
Parco Officer
Gōzō Sōma
Old Man
Koen Kondo
Guy from Tokyo University / Park CM
Kirina Mano
Hanako
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Old Man's Son
Odessa Rae
Foreign Customer (Judy)
Takuji Suzuki
Ono
Miako Tadano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takuji Suzuki
Writers: Takuji Suzuki, Shinobu Yaguchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takuji Suzuki, shot by Kazuhiro Shirao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Yoji Tanaka and Gōzō Sōma and Koen Kondo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0330747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takuji Suzuki directs. Kazuhiro Shirao behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Takuji Suzuki, shot by Kazuhiro Shirao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Yoji Tanaka and Gōzō Sōma and Koen Kondo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0330747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.