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A man awakes in a glaringly white room and sets off a chain of events by touching part of a wall.

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Grant Watson Fiction Machine 11/09/2020
8/10
This is a very weird and deliberately silly film, that by its end actually feels oddly profound. Go to Full Review
Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy 01/15/2020
The combination of highbrow concept and lowbrow humor is unique and odd, and many directors would stumble with it, but Matsumoto has created solid gold here. Go to Full Review
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02/22/2022 To call this movie strange would be an understatement. Is there some sort of deeper meaning that I missed? Pshhhtt probably! On surface value its a strange and silly movie I feel anyone can enjoy if they give it a chance. See more 05/10/2020 One of the weirder flicks I have peeped lately. A guy is in a white room with buttons that look like small male genetalias or something. he pushes them and things come out of the walls. He hates it there and tries to escape - somthing that is possible if he pushes the right buttons and use the stuff that fall into his little room. That's the plot basically, and it's really funny at times. The idea is brilliant and it looks cool. At times this film is pretty darn perfect for me but sadly there are some things here that I don't like.The double story is not that great and it get's a bit repitative. The last 15 minutes or so are a bit tiering and auto-pilotish. I get the God-theme, it's OK and it works all right. I found the film at it's best when our dude is pushing buttons in his kick ass pyjamas, trying to figure stuff out. It's plenty of it but the rest is not as cool. In total it's a weird and funny film with a crazy plot - with a few downers. 7.5 out of 10 white rooms. See more 08/07/2017 Creative beyond belief, funny and interesting till the very end. This movie was a crazy ride, and I don't think there is anything like it. The effects were awful, but it wasn't a big problem. I also didn't like the usage of popular stock sounds. See more 12/19/2016 Probably the weirdest movie I've ever seen. See more 08/06/2016 Una de las concepciones teogónicas y cosmogónicas más inteligentes, divertidas y brillantes que he presenciado. See more 02/14/2014 Messed up Strangeness , But fun to watch See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man awakes in a glaringly white room and sets off a chain of events by touching part of a wall.
Director
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Producer
Akihiko Okamoto
Screenwriter
Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu
Production Co
Phantom Films
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 23, 2018
Runtime
1h 33m