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Symbol
Why this pick
Matsumoto again combines deadpan physical comedy, absurd escalation, and deliberately artificial imagery, building a bizarre comic puzzle around a lone, increasingly exasperated protagonist.
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MOVIE2007 1h 53m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Ryuunosuke Kamiki
Warabe-no-jû
Ryushin Tei
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Masaru Daisatô / Dai-Nihonjin
Riki Takeuchi
Hanerunojyuu
Itsuji Itao
Female Niou-no-jû