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Red Post on Escher Street

2020 · 148 min

A warm, offbeat ensemble piece that immerses you in the chaotic, hopeful world of aspiring actors and the messy art of filmmaking.

Directed by
Sion Sono
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sen Fujimaru, Riku Kurokouchi, Mala Morgan
Tagline
What does it mean to be an actor?
Overview
Drafted to shoot a new film, Tadashi Kobayashi, a director with festival marketability, is strong-armed by the studio into hiring two famous actresses as leads. The cast of self-unaware weirdos that constitute the budding players become increasingly overwhelmed and emboldened until they stage their own micro-revolution.

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Directed by
Sion Sono
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sen Fujimaru, Riku Kurokouchi, Mala Morgan
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • ambition
  • identity
  • found family
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
Masaya Suzuki
Runtime
148 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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