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    Naisu no mori: The First Contact

    • 20052005
    • 2h 30min
    IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.3K
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    Tadanobu Asano, Susumu Terajima, Ryô Kase, Maya Banno, Erika Nishikado, and Andrew Alfieri in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Comedy

    An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.

    • Directors
      • Katsuhito Ishii
      • Hajime Ishimine
      • Shunichiro Miki
    • Writers
      • Katsuhito Ishii(screenplay)
      • Hajime Ishimine(screenplay)
      • Shunichiro Miki(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Alfieri
      • Hideaki Anno
      • Moyoco Anno
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Katsuhito Ishii
      • Hajime Ishimine
      • Shunichiro Miki
    • Writers
      • Katsuhito Ishii(screenplay)
      • Hajime Ishimine(screenplay)
      • Shunichiro Miki(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Alfieri
      • Hideaki Anno
      • Moyoco Anno
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Erika Nishikado in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Ryô Kase and Erika Nishikado in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Erika Nishikado in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Mariko Takahashi in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Erika Nishikado in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Tadanobu Asano in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Tadanobu Asano and Andrew Alfieri in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Andrew Alfieri in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Hideaki Anno, Tadanobu Asano, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Susumu Terajima, Ikki Todoroki, and Andrew Alfieri in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Kenji Mizuhashi, Ryô Kase, and Aoi Miura in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Hideaki Anno in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
    Tadanobu Asano, Susumu Terajima, and Andrew Alfieri in Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)

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    Andrew Alfieri
    Hideaki Anno
    Hideaki Anno
    Moyoco Anno
    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    Maya Banno
    Kazue Fukiishi
    Chizuru Ikewaki
      Shihori Kanjiya
      Shihori Kanjiya
      Ryô Kase
      Ryô Kase
      • Takefumias Takefumi
      Rinko Kikuchi
      Rinko Kikuchi
      Shunichiro Miki
      Aoi Miura
      Kenji Mizuhashi
      Ryû Morioka
      Yoshiyuki Morishita
      Yoshiyuki Morishita
      • Mr. Morishitaas Mr. Morishita
      Kaiji Moriyama
      Erika Nishikado
      • Nottias Notti
      Yûko Nishimaru
      • Directors
        • Katsuhito Ishii
        • Hajime Ishimine
        • Shunichiro Miki
      • Writers
        • Katsuhito Ishii(screenplay)
        • Hajime Ishimine(screenplay)
        • Shunichiro Miki(screenplay)
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      An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
      absurdismsurrealismcult filmsketch comedypart animation23 more
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        Featured in Rude Tube: WTF?!? (2013)

      User reviews17

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      Top review
      8/10
      Really strange, really weird, really pleasant something
      Nothing can prepare you even if you get a description. Very bizarre set pieces with little or no connection that was apparent to this viewer. The segments sometimes have weird grotesque imagery and sometimes are extremely commonplace. The stories follow no conventional narrative form and end in unexpected ways.

      While the film doesn't have the drive of an equally strange film, "Survive Style +5", it does have a pleasant tone despite the repeated scenes with fleshy deformities, men with cow-like nipples, giant orifices and excrement like excretions. A lot of people will be turned off but the film holds a number of unexpected delights. I, for one, was delighted to hear Asano sing the Captain Harlock theme song.

      Overlong, perhaps better seen in pieces, but a good film.
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      • ChungMo
      • Nov 8, 2006

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      • Release date
        • October 22, 2005 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Languages
        • Japanese
        • Mandarin
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Funky Forest: The First Contact
      • Production company
        • AOI Promotion
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        • 2h 30min
      • Color
        • Color

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