The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)
ActionComedyFantasyRomanceMusicDrama
The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet a talented pianist on the way. A mysterious relationship develops between Utagui, a little girl who eats songs to live and an artist who can't sing anymore. A married couple sets off on a journey to find the right arm of their dead son. As they finally reach a beach in Okinawa, they find? Bastards come together on a night dancefloor for a show.
Directors: Hikari Ota, Sion Sono, Yuichi Kodama, Kenji Yamauchi.
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Tadanobu Asano as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) |
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Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Joe (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) |
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Megumi Kagurazaka as (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) |
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Ami Tomite as Mako (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) |
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Goro Inagaki as Goro (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) |
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Denden as (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) |
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Moeka Nozaki as (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) |
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Sputniko! as (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) |
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Fumika Baba as Fujiko (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) |
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Sena Nakajima as |
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Shingo Katori as Shingo-chan |
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Machiko Ono as Yuko |
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Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as |
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Shin Shimizu as Satoshi |
| Production | Shingo Katori | Producer |
| Production | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi | Producer |
| Production | Goro Inagaki | Producer |
| Production | Masaya Takahashi | Producer |
| Directing | Hikari Ota | Director |
| Directing | Sion Sono | Director |
| Directing | Yuichi Kodama | Director |
| Directing | Kenji Yamauchi | Director |
| Production | Naruhiro Gonpa | Other |
| Production | Taku Tada | Other |
| Production | Takaaki Yamazaki | Other |
| Editing | Naotaka Takahashi | Online Editor |
| Editing | Naotaka Takahashi | Color Grading |
| Lighting | Gen'ichirô Fujimori | Gaffer |
| Sound | 林栄良 | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Mamoru Inagaki | Producer |
