Movielogr
The Projects (2016)
Directed by Junji Sakamoto
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.
Length 104 minutes
Actors
Naomi Fujiyama | Ittoku Kishibe | Michiyo Ookusu | Renji Ishibashi | Takayuki Takuma | Takumi Saito | Akaji Maro | Mari Hamada | Mayu Harada | Hikaru Horiguchi | Setchin Kawaya | Takuya Nakayama | Miyako Takeuchi | Yukari Taki | Satoshi Tomiura