KATATSUMURI
かたつむり
Synopsis
Give it your all, give it your best, give it your courage. Akane is withdrawn and unable to communicate well with others. She is looking for a job, but can't find one, and her younger brother, who lives with her, lectures her about it. Her hobby is to go for walks in the morning when the town is deserted. One snowy morning, Akane sees a man carrying a red TV and follows him to the rubbish dump. Akane is fascinated by the man's unique atmosphere, and takes the TV home with her. She dismantles the TV and makes a snail object from its parts. The next day, Akane is trying to return the TV with the snail hidden in it, when she is spotted by the man. She rushes to turn back, but decides to hand over the TV to the man. The town is covered with snow and is very quiet, and the protagonist never speaks. This is the director's way of reading the beauty in things that are often overlooked, and it leads effectively to the ending, in which the protagonist steps forward to communicate.
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- Director
- Kojima Koichi
- Original Title
- かたつむり
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 18m
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Kojima Koichi
Kojima Koichi
Kojima Koichi
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Kojima Koichi
Director
Kojima Koichi
Editor
Kojima Koichi
Director of Photography
Kojima Koichi
Producer
Toshiko Morita
Production Design
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What is KATATSUMURI about?
Give it your all, give it your best, give it your courage. Akane is withdrawn and unable to communicate well with others. She is looking for a job, but can't find one, and her younger brother, who lives with her, lectures her about it. Her hobby is to go for walks in the morning when the town is deserted. One snowy morning, Akane sees a man carrying a red TV and follows him to the rubbish dump. Akane is fascinated by the man's unique atmosphere, and takes the TV home with her. She dismantles the TV and makes a snail object from its parts. The next day, Akane is trying to return the TV with the snail hidden in it, when she is spotted by the man. She rushes to turn back, but decides to hand over the TV to the man. The town is covered with snow and is very quiet, and the protagonist never speaks. This is the director's way of reading the beauty in things that are often overlooked, and it leads effectively to the ending, in which the protagonist steps forward to communicate.
Who directed KATATSUMURI?
KATATSUMURI was directed by Kojima Koichi.
Who stars in KATATSUMURI?
The principal cast of KATATSUMURI includes Matsunaga Akane, Sato Hiroshi, Omachi Toshio.
When was KATATSUMURI released and how long is it?
KATATSUMURI was released in 1997 with a total runtime of 18m.