Monkeys in Paradise
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kenchi Iwamoto
Yuji Kohtari
Kurenai Kanda
Takaaki Kurihara
Aiko Murakoshi
Rina Okada
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Dad is an incompetent "salaryman"; mom shops until she drops; the daughter whines; the son obsesses over videos. On summer holiday, the ties among the family gradually decay and dissolve, but their misery is conveyed with humor.
Director
Kenchi Iwamoto
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1993
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States March 1994
Released in United States September 1993
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 26 - February 6, 1994.
Shown at San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival March 3-10, 1994.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 9-18, 1993.
Second film for former cartoonist and illustrator Kenchi Iwamoto who marked his feature debut with "Kikuchi" (Japan/1991).
Released in United States 1993
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 26 - February 6, 1994.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown in New York City (The Japan Society) as part of program "Leading Lights: Independent Japanese Cinema" October 28 - December 8, 1995.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "Leading Lights: Independent Japanese Cinema" October 27 - November 16, 1995.)
Released in United States March 1994 (Shown at San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival March 3-10, 1994.)
Released in United States September 1993 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 9-18, 1993.)
