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Shinobu YaguchiScreenplay:
Shinobu YaguchiCinematography:
葛西誉仁Composer:
野村卓史Cast:
小日向文世, Eri Fukatsu, 泉澤祐希, Wakana Aoi, Saburô Tokitô, Norika Fujiwara, 大野拓朗, 志尊淳, 宅麻伸, Eriko Watanabe, Akira Emoto, Yasuo Daichi, Masashi Arifuku, ミッキー・カーチス, 左時枝, 桂雀々 (more)Plots(1)
A master of Japanese black comedy bites again. A typical middle-class, middle-aged salaryman (Fumiyo Kohinata) and his stay-at-home wife (Eri Fukatsu) live a typical life in a typical Tokyo flat with their daughter (Wakana Aoi), a fake-eyelash-sporting high-schooler, and their son (Yuki Izumisawa), a university student who shields his emotions behind his technological gadgets. Safe, and a bit spoiled, in their comfort zone, they are unprepared for what comes next. One morning, they wake up to a complete blackout. They rush to work and school, doggedly determined to maintain business as usual. As the outage continues and supplies run low, they go on an epic road trip, cycling from Tokyo to their grandfather's farm on Kagoshima, following a children's map of Japan. A post-apocalyptic comedy full of laughs and harsh lessons, it will lead you to question everything you take for granted. (New York Asian Film Festival)
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