Zero nendai zenkei(2009)

Kumiko Hoshizaki’s “Akane Sasu Heya” is the story of Maki, a 20-something temp who is sick of her boring job and life in general. The rather bizarre solution she comes up with is to conceive a child behind her boyfriend’s back. Makoto Nagahisa offers the much more impressionistic “Frog.” The story meanders around a bunch of unrelated characters, using experimental techniques like repeated scenes, hallucinatory visuals, blurred shots and disconnected sounds. Lastly, we have “Bouquet Garni,” a much more conventional work from director Junpei Hatano. The plot is centered on a reporter, the relative of a kidnapping victim, and a woman who is obsessed with the case.

Genre: Comedy

Director: Junpei Hatano, Kumiko Hoshizaki, Makoto Nagahisa

Actors: Gôki, Hiroko Harada, Shôichi Honda, Yôko Hoshi, Jirô Kagoshima, Yutsuki Kato, Sanshirô Kobayashi, Takashi Kodama, Yasunori Kurakata, Akiko Monô

Release date: 2009-12-01

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 5m