Plot: In a small Japanese city, various people are trying to make sense of their lives. A middle-aged man has been craving the attention of a former idol, and he has finally mustered up the strength to approach her. The idol has been neglecting her child as she is trying to win the favor of a local actor. He is being stalked by a young woman who is jealous of all the attention he gets, but he is too occupied with making a name for himself. Meanwhile, a flower salesman is selling strange, fake flowers to the elderly, while maintaining a relationship with an odd-looking butterfly.
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April 05, 2025
A vintage Japanese comedy. There are many pun-based jokes, the comedy is highly reliant on cultural gags and some of it is just weird for the sake of being weird. If you're a fan of Katsuhito Ishii's Funky Forest or the work of Akira Ikeda, this is a film for you. It's not the best of its kind, the execution is a tad rough, but there were more than enough laughs in it for me. Films like these are rare, especially nowadays, so I still had a lovely time with it. Fans of wonky Japanese comedies, rejoice!