Symbol

  • 93'
  • Japan
  • 2009
Maybe a film like this could only be made in Japan. Only there does it seem matter of fact to combine the world of the commercial comic strip (be it manga or not) with melancholy art. Even the people who saw the cult film Dainipponjin by the same maker, will not know what to expect. Surrealism and comedy, or even slapstick. The comic, the sad clown type, is played by the film maker himself. He wakes up in a closed white room. Or maybe he is still dreaming. Strange things happen in the room and the comic dreamer doesn't have much grip on it.
Outside the room, the Mexican wrestler Escargot Man prepares for an important contest. The relationship between the man in the room and the man in the wrestling ring remains puzzling for a long time.



  • 93'
  • Japan
  • 2009
Director
Matsumoto Hitoshi
Country of production
Japan
Year
2009
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
93'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Shinboru
Languages
Japanese, Spanish, English, Russian
Producers
Okamoto Akihiko, Takemoto Natsue, Konishi Keisuke
Production Companies
Yoshimoto Creative Agency Co. Ltd., Phantom Film
Sales
Urban Distribution International
Screenplay
Matsumoto Hitoshi, Takasu Mitsuyoshi
Cinematography
Tohyama Yasuyuki
Editor
Honda Yoshitaka
Production Design
Aikou Etsuko, Hirai Atsuo
Sound Design
Ando Kunio
Music
Shimizu Yasuaki
Cast
Matsumoto Hitoshi
Website
http://www.urbandistrib.com/films/symbol/
Director
Matsumoto Hitoshi
Country of production
Japan
Year
2009
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
93'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Shinboru
Languages
Japanese, Spanish, English, Russian
Producers
Okamoto Akihiko, Takemoto Natsue, Konishi Keisuke
Production Companies
Yoshimoto Creative Agency Co. Ltd., Phantom Film
Sales
Urban Distribution International
Screenplay
Matsumoto Hitoshi, Takasu Mitsuyoshi
Cinematography
Tohyama Yasuyuki
Editor
Honda Yoshitaka
Production Design
Aikou Etsuko, Hirai Atsuo
Sound Design
Ando Kunio
Music
Shimizu Yasuaki
Cast
Matsumoto Hitoshi
Website
http://www.urbandistrib.com/films/symbol/