Zoo (2005)
Five different directors adapt the works of Japanese author Otsuichi in this collection of unconventional live-action and animated shorts. A woman is murdered under odd circumstances in the title film, "Zoo"; twin sisters are treated differently in "Kazari and Yoko"; two siblings find themselves trapped in "Seven Rooms"; a survivor learns about life and death in "When the Sun Shines"; and parents lose the ability to see each other in "So Far."
Directors:
Jumpei Mizusaki, Komiya Masatetsu, Hiroshi Ando, Masaki Adachi, Ryu Kaneda.
Writer:
Usamaru Furuya
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Patrick Harlan as Gaijin |
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Yui Ichikawa as Rimiko |
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Ryunosuke Kamiki as |
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Ryoko Kobayashi as |
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Miyuki Matsuda as |
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Sakamatsu Mei as |
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Jun Murakami as |
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Kato Rubi as |
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Tetta Sugimoto as Papa |
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Kyoka Suzuki as Mama |
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Anju Suzuki as |
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Kasumi Suzuki as |
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Haruka Kinami as |
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Nahana as |
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Patrick Harlan as |
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Kenta Suga as Satoshi |
| Writing | Usamaru Furuya | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jumpei Mizusaki | Director |
| Directing | Komiya Masatetsu | Director |
| Directing | Hiroshi Ando | Director |
| Directing | Masaki Adachi | Director |
| Directing | Ryu Kaneda | Director |
| Writing | Otsuichi | Comic Book |