The Pinkie
さまよう小指
Synopsis
Since they were both five, Ryosuke has been stalked by Momoko - the ugliest girl in the village. Her love for Ryosuke is so boundless that she has her face surgically altered to suit his taste - but still he wants nothing to do with her. Ryosuke goes in for fleeting romance - for example, with the girlfriend of a gangster boss. But when he finds out about their affair, he has Ryosuke's little finger hacked off. Magically, the finger falls into Momoko's hands, and she uses it to clone Ryosuke, so she can finally have him (or almost him) for herself. And this is just the first five minutes of Lisa Takeba's short-but-powerful feature debut. Just like in her previous short films, the director - who cut her teeth in the advertising world and as the writer of a video game - throws a lot of genres and techniques into the mix: from science fiction to gangster films, from hospital eroticism to animation. Hectic and absurd, but with its heart in the right place. © IFFR
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The Pinkie - OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER - Quirky Japanese Indie ComedyOfficial
Type: Teaser • Published 2016-01-08
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lisa Takeba
- Screenplay & Story
- Lisa Takeba
- Original Title
- さまよう小指
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lisa Takeba
Lisa Takeba
Shinji Kugimiya
Shu Kageyama
Shu Kageyama
Department Leadership Roster
Lisa Takeba
Director
Lisa Takeba
Screenplay
Shu Kageyama
Editor
Shinji Kugimiya
Director of Photography
Shu Kageyama
Producer
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What is The Pinkie about?
Since they were both five, Ryosuke has been stalked by Momoko - the ugliest girl in the village. Her love for Ryosuke is so boundless that she has her face surgically altered to suit his taste - but still he wants nothing to do with her. Ryosuke goes in for fleeting romance - for example, with the girlfriend of a gangster boss. But when he finds out about their affair, he has Ryosuke's little finger hacked off. Magically, the finger falls into Momoko's hands, and she uses it to clone Ryosuke, so she can finally have him (or almost him) for herself. And this is just the first five minutes of Lisa Takeba's short-but-powerful feature debut. Just like in her previous short films, the director - who cut her teeth in the advertising world and as the writer of a video game - throws a lot of genres and techniques into the mix: from science fiction to gangster films, from hospital eroticism to animation. Hectic and absurd, but with its heart in the right place. © IFFR
Who directed The Pinkie?
The Pinkie was directed by Lisa Takeba.
Who stars in The Pinkie?
The principal cast of The Pinkie includes Ryota Ozawa, Miwako Wagatsuma, Haruka Suenaga, Kanji Tsuda, Reon Kadena.
When was The Pinkie released and how long is it?
The Pinkie was released in 2014 with a total runtime of 1h 5m.