Oinaru gen-ei


1h 32m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Haru and Michi are restless 20-somethings whose relationship with each other is not going well. Michi wants to go abroad, but discovers that her passport has been cancelled. She reluctantly returns home and goes back to the boring post office job she was hoping to leave. However, today offers some

Film Details

Also Known As
Barren Illusion, Grand Illusion, Great Illusion, Oinaru gen'ei
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Eurospace; Eurospace; Film School Of Tokyo; Japan Sky-Way Company

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Synopsis

Haru and Michi are restless 20-somethings whose relationship with each other is not going well. Michi wants to go abroad, but discovers that her passport has been cancelled. She reluctantly returns home and goes back to the boring post office job she was hoping to leave. However, today offers some unforseen excitement -- two masked men from a local street gang have come to rob the post office. When Michi rips the mask off of one of the gunmen, she is shocked to find that it is Haru.

Film Details

Also Known As
Barren Illusion, Grand Illusion, Great Illusion, Oinaru gen'ei
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Eurospace; Eurospace; Film School Of Tokyo; Japan Sky-Way Company

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Spotlight: Kiyoshi Kurosawa) September 9-18, 1999.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) September 1-11, 1999.

35mm

color

dialogue Japanese

Film crew was partially made up of students from The Film School of Tokyo.