Eriko Sato, Aimi Satsukawa, Masatoshi Nagase, Hiromi Nagasaku, Hiroshi Yamamoto
When the homely 18-year-old Kyomi (Aimi Satsukawa) loses both of her parents to a car wreck, tragedy sets the stage for a seriocomic and occasionally poignant battle-of-wills between the young woman a... read more 
Stats: 55 reviews
Usual Japanese weirdness, but seriously way too long. They could easily have chopped some scenes out of this one to make it move a little quicker. Good, weird, quirky characters, though, and an original story.
Sibling rivalry is the source of violence and creativity in amusing Japanese dramedy Funuke. Full Review
The film's wacky ghoulishness holds your attention, but there's not much more than that on offer. Despite a lot of manic effort, none of the actors makes an impression. Full Review
Seduction, persecution, prostitution, suicide and uneasy laughter follow. Full Review
With Kyomi's manga-drawing skills a key part of the scenario, the visual approach is sometimes too fluffily decorative to let the emotions deliver in full. Eminently likeable nonetheless. Full Review
Tonally, it strikes a curious balance between black comedy and melodrama, but visually it's a striking film. Full Review
The idea of step-siblings thrown together in death is a good one: but this wacky, soapy treatment is odd, to say the least. Full Review
Crisply shot with visual flourishes punctuating the unfussy direction, despite a lack of carnage, this is an accomplished and impressive depiction of some absolute barnpots. Those who like their laugh... Full Review
The calm, deadpan chronicling of what, one trusts, is an untypical rural Japanese family suggests a very black comedy. Slightly too long but hypnotically told, beautifully acted and not at all depress... Full Review
This is uneven and not entirely satisfying but it's worth seeing for its flat out weirdness and the superb performances from Sato and Nagasaku. Full Review
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