Plot: The plot is a bit tricky. The dialogue and monologues are rather poetic and disjointed, and the story about five outcasts who team up to deliver a "cake" at an undisclosed location in Tokyo is not exactly coherent. It could be symbolic, it could just be a hook for the characters and stylistic elements, but it's definitely not the main selling point of the film.
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December 05, 2023
Not vintage (cyber)punk cinema, but close enough. For once, the cyber is completely missing, and it's been replaced by more arthouse-like elements. I'm not sure who the target audience is supposed to be here (the fact that it remained under the radar for so long is a good indication that others didn't either), but if you like your films a bit weird, this is a very promising film.
The cinematography is gritty, and the performances are pretty raw. And yet, it isn't as frantic as its typical punk peers. There's a poetic layer under all that grit which gives the film its very own vibe. It took me a while to warm up to it, but once I understood what it was going for, it won me over pretty quickly. A very interesting find.