Uron na Tokoro
2017 / 93m - Japan
Comedy
4.5*/5.0*
Ambiguous Places poster

Plot: the plot is surprisingly intricate, with three plot lines overlapping each other multiple times, and various characters popping up in each story, as the film finds itself a way backwards in time. The first story is about a woman who has a sea bug stuck to her head, the second story tracks a doctor who sets out to get some gloves made, while the final part follows a girl who causes a scene during a local theater performance. There is no clear point to any of these stories, instead they offer the perfect excu

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December 31, 2021

4.5*/5.0*

It's not often that I am at a loss for words, but Ambiguous Places left me completely speechless. This is what happens when you take a daft, absurd and silly comedy, and you dehydrate it until all the vitality has been drained from it. It's hard to discern logic, a sliver of coherence or a deeper meaning, but who needs any of that. This is an unapologetic comedy, a celebration of the absurd and deadpan that had me laughing out loud all the way through. A true delight.