Naisu no mori: The First Contact (Funky Forest: The First Contact) (2006)
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77% of users liked it
(1,310 ratings)
Taste of Tea director Katsuhito Ishii collaborates with filmmakers Shinichiro Miki and Hajime Ishimine) for this outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother (Tadanobu Asano), his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian… More Taste of Tea director Katsuhito Ishii collaborates with filmmakers Shinichiro Miki and Hajime Ishimine) for this outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother (Tadanobu Asano), his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother. Dance numbers, pillow fights, animation, comedy, and science fiction all combine to create a unique and disorienting viewing experience featuring such highlights as an absurdist tribute to David Cronenberg, an ass-television, and a girl who fires lasers from her forehead in order to battle a floating space blob which emits spinning, spherical projectiles. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Katsuhito Ishii
- Genres
- Art House & International, Comedy, Special Interest
- In Theaters
- Oct 22, 2005 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 18, 2008
- Studio
- Naisu no mori Seisaku Iinkai
Critic Reviews
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Mark Rahner, Seattle Times
To describe the film might imbue it with a coherence to which it doesn't aspire.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Most of the sketches fall flat.
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Frank Lovece, Film Journal International
There are Bollywood movie musicals that are shorter and more coherent.
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