Masashi YAMAMOTO 山本政志
Wonderful Paradise
脳天パラダイス
Nippon Cinema ª
After the Sasaya family is forced to sell their luxury home, their daughter Akane invites her Twitter followers to a party. Soon the most eccentric characters storm their home for an unforgettable event. The most imaginative and quirky film of this year’s festival has it all: monstrous coffee beans, living statues, weddings, funerals and, of course, cats.
Tue.,
June 01,
2021
—
Sun.,
June 06,
2021
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German premiere
Original with English subtitles
Territories: Worldwide except Japan
Comedy Family Matters Fantasy
脳天パラダイス
Noten paradaisu
Japan 2020
97 minutes
Director
Masashi YAMAMOTO
Script
Suzuyuki KANEKO, Masashi YAMAMOTO
Cinematography
Shintaro TERAMOTO
Music
Oto
Production
Continental Circus Pictures
World sales
Geta Films
Cast
Kaho MINAMI, Seiko ITO, Soran TAMOTO, Miyu OGAWA, Akira EMOTO
About Masashi YAMAMOTO
山本政志
Masashi YAMAMOTO, born in Oita Prefecture in 1956, started his 8mm film career after dropping out of university. His feature film debut, CARNIVAL IN THE NIGHT, was screened at Berlinale Forum in 1983. His follow-up ROBINSON’S GARDEN also was an international success and earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1987. With his “Cinema Impact” workshop, founded in 2012, YAMAMOTO has also been active as a producer.