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7.4/10   532 votes
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Director:
Shunji Iwai
Writer:
Shunji Iwai (writer)
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Release Date:
26 July 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy
Plot:
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
Iwai Shunji's best short film more

Cast

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Chara ... Coco
Tadanobu Asano ... Tsumuji
Koichi Hashizume ... Satoru
Naomasa Musaka ... Head Nurse
Fujiko Yamamoto ... Nurse
Shifumi Yamaguichi ... Coco's Mother
Takaaki Kabuto ... Coco's Father
Kazue Ito ... Doctor
Keiichi Suzuki ... Pastor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Picnic (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements.
Runtime:
Germany:72 min | Japan:68 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Certification:
South Korea:15 | USA:PG

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Iwai Shunji's best short film, 5 October 1999
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Author: Michael Brucia from Tokyo, Japan

This work by Iwai Shunji shows the strengths of the short film genre. Valuing atmosphere and cinematics as much as plot, it avoids the trap many primarily visual movies fall into by being just the right length to catch and hold the viewer's attention. Iwai is at his best here, showing his Christopher Doyle influences (and, thankfully, not his earlier TV-directing influences). He has also managed once again to pull exemplary performances from the cast.

The story itself follows three psychologically disturbed people who leave their institution on a misdirected quest. Beyond that it is difficult to avoid saying too much, as, after all, this is a short film and hence has an appropriately short script.

While Iwai Shunji's earlier works lie among the dregs of Japanese cinematography, Picnic (as well as Swallowtail) should elevate him to the status of one of Japan's best modern directors. One can only hope that he can continue making works of this superb quality.

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