The Projects (2018)

  • NR
  • 02/24/2018 (CZ)
  • Comedy, Science Fiction
  • 1h 44m

Overview

Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a housing project in the suburbs of Osaka. However Hinako (Naomi Fujiyama) and Seiji (Ittoku Kishibe) couldn't care less. Having moved in just six months ago after the closure of their herbal medicine shop, the old couple is reluctantly putting their life back together. But when Seiji disappears, the apartment rumor mill churns: divorce, murder, dismemberment? As the story spins out of control, and a mysterious man with a parasol puts in a tall order of natural remedies, the truth turns out to be even more fantastic than gossip. Ranging from incisive comedy of errors to absurdist adventure to moving late life romance, "The Projects" is one of the biggest surprises of the year.

Junji Sakamoto

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Naomi Fujiyama's headshot

Naomi Fujiyama

Hinako Yamashita
Ittoku Kishibe's headshot

Ittoku Kishibe

Seiji Yamashita
Michiyo Yasuda's headshot

Michiyo Yasuda

Kimiko Gyotoku
Renji Ishibashi's headshot

Renji Ishibashi

Shozo Gyotoku
Takayuki Takuma's headshot

Takayuki Takuma

Shota Yoshizumi
Takumi Saitoh's headshot

Takumi Saitoh

Shinjo
Akaji Maro's headshot

Akaji Maro

Gondo
Mari Hamada's headshot

Mari Hamada

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