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Dec 11, 1999 · Barren Illusions: Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. With Shinji Aoyama, Shirô Atami, Shingo Ichizawa, Kazushige Inami. In future Japan, a dangerous pollen falls upon Tokyo, endangering its populace. Two people volunteer to become tests subject for a drug that could possibly provide a cure.
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- Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- 1999-12-11
Barren Illusions (1999) Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1999 masterpiece, Barren Illusion, is a razor-sharp dissection of contemporary Japanese culture which depicts its subject as being so devoid of its own identity that it's almost completely co-opted by mundane Western artifacts. In scene after scene--sometimes subtly, sometimes not so subtly--Kurosawa ...
Synopsis. In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He searches for violent ways to reactivate his life, she dreams of escaping abroad; both volunteer to test a new drug which may provide a cure. Remove Ads.
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- Japan Sky Way, Eurospace, Eiga Bi Gakkô
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
A razor-sharp dissection of contemporary Japanese culture which depicts its subject as being so devoid of its own identity that it’s almost completely co-opted by a culture that engenders repetitive, non-thinking behavior.
Barren Illusions. 1999. 1h 35m. Drama/Romance/Sci-fi. Cast. Shinji Aoyama Shirô Atami Shingo Ichizawa Kazushige Inami Takeshi Ishizumi Yûichirô Izumi Shunpei Kawaguchi Taeko Kobayashi Reiko...
May 30, 2000 · Barren Illusion. Home. Film. Reviews. May 30, 2000 12:00am PT. Barren Illusion. An offbeat love story wrapped in an ironic comment on post-millennial blues, "Barren Illusion" is...
Sep 10, 2012 · Barren Illusion 1999, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Film review. Film. Time Out says. Kurosawa's third film in a year, made with students at the Film School of Tokyo, is a dystopian sci-fi...