The Projects

The Projects

104 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction | June 4, 2016

Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a housing project in the suburbs of Osaka. However Hinako (Naomi Fujiyama) and Seiji (Ittoku Kishibe) couldn't care less. Having moved in just six months ago after the closure of their herbal medicine shop, the old couple is reluctantly putting their life back together. But when Seiji disappears, the apartment rumor mill churns: divorce, murder, dismemberment? As the story spins out of control, and a mysterious man with a parasol puts in a tall order of natural remedies, the truth turns out to be even more fantastic than gossip. Ranging from incisive comedy of errors to absurdist adventure to moving late life romance, "The Projects" is one of the biggest surprises of the year.

The Projects

104 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction | June 4, 2016

The Projects
Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a housing project in the suburbs of Osaka. However Hinako (Naomi Fujiyama) and Seiji (Ittoku Kishibe) couldn't care less. Having moved in just six months ago after the closure of their herbal medicine shop, the old couple is reluctantly putting their life back together. But when Seiji disappears, the apartment rumor mill churns: divorce, murder, dismemberment? As the story spins out of control, and a mysterious man with a parasol puts in a tall order of natural remedies, the truth turns out to be even more fantastic than gossip. Ranging from incisive comedy of errors to absurdist adventure to moving late life romance, "The Projects" is one of the biggest surprises of the year.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Kino Films
Original title 団地
Directors Junji Sakamoto
Writers

Cast

Naomi Fujiyama

as Hinako Yamashita

Ittoku Kishibe

as Seiji Yamashita

Michiyo Yasuda

as Kimiko Gyotoku

Renji Ishibashi

as Shozo Gyotoku

Takayuki Takuma

as Shota Yoshizumi

Takumi Saitoh

as Shinjo

Akaji Maro

as Gondo