Zero nendai zenkei

Zero nendai zenkei

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  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 2009

Runtime

1h 5m

Genres

Comedy

Original Title

Zero nendai zenkei

Production Companies

Cornflakes

Director

Junpei Hatano

Description

Kumiko Hoshizaki’s “Akane Sasu Heya” is the story of Maki, a 20-something temp who is sick of her boring job and life in general. The rather bizarre solution she comes up with is to conceive a child behind her boyfriend’s back. Makoto Nagahisa offers the much more impressionistic “Frog.” The story meanders around a bunch of unrelated characters, using experimental techniques like repeated scenes, hallucinatory visuals, blurred shots and disconnected sounds. Lastly, we have “Bouquet Garni,” a much more conventional work from director Junpei Hatano. The plot is centered on a reporter, the relative of a kidnapping victim, and a woman who is obsessed with the case.