Utsushimi (2000)
While butoh master Akaji Maro is in rehearsal and fashion designer Shinichiro Arakawa prepares for the Paris collection, Sion begins a movie about a high school girl who falls in love... with a restaurant cook she's never even spoken to. Soon the artists' works come together in a race to help the girl's love.
Director: Sion Sono
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Yukiko Sawada as Girl |
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Nobuyoshi Araki as Self |
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Ginji as Coach of Boxing Gym |
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Keiko hamaguchi as High School Girl |
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Shinichiro Arakawa as Self |
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Akaji Maro as Self |
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Masahiro Sugiyama as Taxi Driver |
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Takuji Suzuki as Man of Oden Restaurant |
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Yuya Ishikawa as |
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Kana Sakurai as |
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Sheena Nagamori as |
| Directing | Sion Sono | Director |
| Writing | Sion Sono | Writer |
| Camera | Masahiro Sugiyama | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Keiko Suzuki | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sion Sono | Camera Operator |
| Art | Keiko Suzuki | Art Direction |
| Art | Yoshihiro Nishimura | Art Direction |
| Editing | Sion Sono | Editor |
| Camera | Yasuhiro Kobayashi | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Yasuhiro Kobayashi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Keiko Suzuki | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Tetsuya Kobayashi | Sound Assistant |