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science fiction comedy film co-written and co-directed by Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine and Shunichiro Miki. It is composed of several storylines, some of which coincide, most of which are comical.

Cast

* Tadanobu Asano *

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* Ryō Kase as Takefumi * Rinko Kikuchi * Mariko Takahashi * Hideaki Anno * Moyoco Anno * Kazue Fukiishi * Chiduru Ikewaki * Shihori Kanjiya

Release

The film was released on Region 1 DVD in March 2008. The film was released on Region Free Blu Ray by Error 4444 together with Third Window Films United States, Canada and Europe in 2021.

References

External links

* * 2005 films 2005 science fiction films 2000s Japanese-language films 2000s Mandarin-language films Japanese anthology films Japanese comedy films Films directed by Katsuhito Ishii New People films 2005 comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s Japanese films English-language science fiction films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub