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, also known as ''Funky Forest: The First Encounter'' or simply ''Funky Forest'', is a 2005 Japanese
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anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically cate ...
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
co-written and co-directed by
Katsuhito Ishii is a Japanese film director best known for directing '' The Taste of Tea'' (2004), '' Funky Forest'' (2005), and ''Smuggler'' (2011). Career After graduating from Musashino Art University, Ishii got a job at Tohokushinsha Film and began dir ...
, Hajime Ishimine and Shunichiro Miki. It is composed of several storylines, some of which coincide, most of which are comical.


Cast

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Tadanobu Asano , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor. He is known for his roles as Dragon Eye Morrison in '' Electric Dragon 80.000 V'', Kakihara in '' Ichi the Killer'', Mamoru Arita in '' Bright Future'', Hattori Genosuke in ''Zatoichi'', Ke ...
* Susumu Terajima *
Ryō Kase is a Japanese actor. Early life Kase was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. He moved to Bellevue, Washington in the United States soon after his birth, due to his father's job being transferred. He's father Yutaka Kase was former chairman a ...
as Takefumi *
Rinko Kikuchi (born ; January 6, 1981) is a Japanese actress. She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in '' Babel'' (2006). Kikuchi's other notable films include '' Norwegian Wood'' (2010), which ...
* Mariko Takahashi *
Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for creating the anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995)''.'' His style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotio ...
* Moyoco Anno *
Kazue Fukiishi is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival for ''What the Snow Brings'', ''Tegami'', and ''Memories of Tomorrow''. Career Fukiishi starred in Takuji Suzuki's '' ...
* Chiduru Ikewaki * Shihori Kanjiya


Release

The film was released on
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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.


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* * 2005 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 {{2000s-comedy-film-stub