Japan,
1983, 118 min
Directed by:
Shinji SōmaiCinematography:
Masaki TamuraPlots(1)
Shinji Sōmai’s crazy movie about three teenagers who are saving their kidnapped classmate turns into an absurd formal anarchy full of lengthy breath-taking shots and child’s open-mindedness that contrasts with stiff social roles and pigeon-holed identities of the adult world. (Summer Film School)
Cast
![藤竜也](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/731/159731256_c065ef.jpg)
藤竜也
China
Best movies:
Revenge of the Pomegranate Tree Hill (2014)
Flavor of Happiness (2008)
Sea Monkey (2004)
![Masatoshi Nagase](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576490_1c5fbc.jpg)
Masatoshi Nagase
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Sweet Bean (2015)
Mystery Train (1989)
![Masayuki Ibu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/330/167330603_487cd2.jpg)
Masayuki Ibu
Japan
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Heaven and Earth (1990)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Ichirô Zaitsu
Japan
Best movies:
Tree Without Leaves (1986)
The Funeral (1984)
Rikyū (1989)
![倍賞美津子](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/705/168705446_1scnl9.jpg)
倍賞美津子
Japan
Best movies:
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Geisha (1983)
Kagemusha (1980)
![Hideko Hara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/096/160096005_a8a008.jpg)
Hideko Hara
Japan
Best movies:
Shall We Dance? (1996)
26 Years Diary (2006)
Not Quite Dead Yet (2020)
![Hiroaki Murakami](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/461/160461785_3fa325.jpg)
Hiroaki Murakami
Japan
Best movies:
P. P. Rider (1983)
Love for Beginners (2012)
Iron Maze (1991)
![寺田農](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/924/160924254_f26499.jpg)
寺田農
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Bullet (1968)
Natsu no niwa - The Friends (1994)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Michiko Kawai
Japan
Best movies:
P. P. Rider (1983)
Umi wa miteita (2002)
Shinobu Sakagami
Japan
Best movies:
P. P. Rider (1983)