I Wanna Drive You Insane

To miss the last bus home from work can be fatal. A businessman encounters leering hookers, a crazy cafe owner, and a gang of sadomasochistic nurses. And then things get really crazy.
The anonymous main character floats around in an insane post-war Japan that defies definition, and tries in vain to get home. His predicament is similar to Mr. K's fight with the authorities in Franz Kafka's famous story. The film's title has a double meaning and could either be seen as a common statement from the main character's crazy surroundings, or as the director's purpose and goal for the audience. The format is a flickering black and white which contributes to the 6070's mood of the film, although it could also be a result of the production's limited finances.
You never know what is going to happen next in Kuruwasetaino. The film is changing constantly, sometimes with quick cuts and changes, sometimes it stays with the same setting for a longer while. There is a sharp contrast between the timid, shy main character, and his coarse, burlesque environment. And just
when you think that the film just can not get any weirder, it comes up from behind and h its you with a song and dance act worthy of a musical.
The director Yoshimasa Ishibashi worked for two years with this film, and he has also written, produced, filmed and financed it, and even built some of the sets himself. On top of that, you can even see him in a small role as the main character's boss, but only if you stay until after the ending credits. Naturally, this film does not end with them.
Many films want to make you think, although with Kuruwasetaino I think you should try not to. Otherwise the director may achieve his goal.
FREDRIK STENSHAMN

Premiärstatus
Internationell premiär: Orig. titel
Kuruwasetaino: Medverkande
Takashi Okamoto,Mami Wakeshima,Hazuki Kirara: Producent
Yoshimasa Ishibashi: Manus
Yoshimasa Ishibashi: Foto
Yoshimasa Ishibashi: Musik
Artistic Concepts: Talat språk
Japanese