Defying all genres, but with a decidedly comedic feel, the. The girls reacted to one of the scenes from the movie. Nakadai was a tall handsome clerk in a tokyo shop when director masaki kobayashi encountered him and cast him in the thickwalled room 1956. The first contact 2005 full cast movie funky forest. The first contact episode 1 english sub has been released. The first contact acquired quite a cult following in japan and around the world, with screenshots of the film becoming memes across various image boards and social media. It is well earned, but i wouldnt lump it into the category of weirdforweirdssake, nor the more recent crop of troubling japanese films that cater to a western market and cash in on japans reputation. Luckily enough, they finally get a chance to have a coed picnic with some pretty young ladies. This video was uploaded on september 25th, 2015 and was the 402nd video uploaded onto the channel. A woman goes into japans suicide forest to find her twin sister, and. The first encounter, is a 2005 japanese film written and directed by katsuhito ishii, hajimine ishimine and shunichiro miki. The film is composed of several storylines, some of which. I certainly didnt think i was enjoying this behemoth of a movietwoandahalf hours of. An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span nonsequiturs largely revolving around guitar brother, his randy older.
Directed by katsuhito ishii, hajime ishimine, shunichiro miki. The first encounter or simply funky forest, is a 2005 japanese anthology comedy film cowritten. The first contact english sub viewasian, three unpopular brothers, masaichi, masaru and masao, are struggling to be popular among the girls. The first contact the first contact, naisu no mori the first contact, lit. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Perhaps this is the power and purpose of funky forest to transport the viewer to their own funky forest where their imagination begins to run wild and the surreal becomes all too real. A strange scene of the very strange movie funky forest the first contact. The japanese are interesting and wacky simply by being themselves.
Sep 12, 2014 there really isnt anything quite like funky foresta fever dream of a movie that could only be born from the japanese film industry. The first contact 2005 full streaming movie film funky forest. Starring natalie dormer and taylor kinney, it follows a young woman who travels to aokigahara the suicide forest to find her sister. Anyone looking for a perfect example of this histrionic oriented hellsapoppin position need look no further than funky forest. All girls who were active at the time participated in this video, with skyler substituting for molly. The 25 weirdest movies of all time taste of cinema movie. Funky forest is the type of movie you should watch if youre really into japanese movies of the eccentric kind. Funky forest the first contact strange scene youtube. Three unpopular brothers, masaichi, masaru and masao, are struggling to be popular among the girls. With natalie dormer, eoin macken, stephanie vogt, osamu tanpopo.
One simply cannot put too fine a point on the experience of watching funky forest. The first encounter or simply funky forest, is a 2005 japanese anthology comedy film cowritten and codirected by katsuhito ishii, hajime ishimine and shunichiro miki. Funky forests plot is comprised of several story lines which make use of. Japanese leading man, an important star and one of the handful of japanese actors well known outside japan. The unpopular with women brothers japanese heartthrob tadanobu asano. The movie is composed of several story lines, some of which coincide, most of which are comical. Mar 25, 2017 funky forest 2005, katsuhito ishii, shunichiro miki, hajime ishimine some of the films on this list are weird because they present the grand tapestry of existence or our everyday lives from a slightly different angle. The 10 weirdest japanese movies worth watching part 12. Browse subtitles and when you find the subtitles you need in the subtitle database, download that subtitle srt file and use one of our two subtitle translators. It is simply unlike any other film, but its consistently ebullient tone and absurd humor should. From surreal, erotic animation to disturbing tales of incest, here are ten completely batsht crazy japanese movies you have to see. Funky forest the art and popular culture encyclopedia. An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span nonsequiturs largely revolving around guitar brother, his randy older sibling, and the pairs portly caucasian brother.
With 21 freeassociative episodes ranging from a nonsense scifi comedy to a dancebattle daydream, funky forest. The first contact 2005 english subtitle funky forest. The first contact the first contact naisu no mori the first contact, lit. The first contact is a 2005 japanese film which consists of several storylines. The first contact 2005 movie online movie funky forest. The movie is somewhat linear but not plot heavy going from different groups of people and their weird circumstances. The first half of the movie is fairly tame but still odd, while the second half of the film catapults you into wtf city almost immediately after the intermission. This 2005 comedy from japanese director katsuhito ishii will leave you weirded out.
Cultfavorite director katsuhito ishii, who directed the animated portion of kill bill vol. The first encounter is a 2005 japanese movie written and dir. As strong a film as funky forest is it is also so supremely unclassifiable that it seems very unlikely to find. The 19 weirdest movies ever made, from napoleon dynamite to. The first contact will challenge your mind and melt logic, as its unique characters find themselves in warped dimensions way past our imagination. The forest is a 2016 american supernatural horror film directed by jason zada and written by ben ketai, nick antosca, and sarah cornwell.
The first encounter is a 2005 japanese movie written and directed by katsuhito ishii, hajimine ishimine and shunichiro miki. The first contact so this thingy is a japanese weird movie what a surprise that was released in 2005, directed and written by ktsuhito ishii and hajimine ishimine and shunichiro miki goodness gracious i hope i pronounced them right. Unfortunately, everyone that i have introduced this movie to stopped watching within the first ten minutes. The 10 weirdest japanese movies worth watching part 12 duration.
The first contact, premiered at the 2006 toronto after dark film festival. The first contact photos view all photos 1 movie info. The first contact this japanese film from directors katsuhito ishii, hajime isimin and shunichiro miki is made up of skits, each more strange and absurd than the others. A crazy quilt collaboration between three prominent japanese filmmakers katsuhito ishii, hajime ishimine, and shunichiro miki, this cracked comedy is like a series of sketches gone psycho.
The first contact, a twohourplus, genredefying feature from japanese directors katsuhito ishii best known for the cult hit shark skin man and peach hip girl, shunichiro michi and hajime ishimine a. The first contact 2005 for free watch funky forest. A saving grace of contemporary japanese cinema is that like godzilla retreating to the ocean depths it is returning to an inscrutable state. Morphing past the musical katsuhiro ishiis funky forest published in film comment vol. The first contact is a bad movie is an understatement of incredible proportions. Weird but funny movie that could only be made in japan. No other japanese movie is weirder than the funky forest. Funky forest has received a reputation as being an extraordinarily weird film. Dramacool will always be the first to have the episode so please bookmark and add us on facebook for update enjoy. The caribbeanmandarin music and dancing on the beach near the midpoint of this pastiche of shorts is enjoyable i. With andrew alfieri, hideaki anno, moyoco anno, tadanobu asano.
1261 1599 1343 1130 1158 635 747 753 338 1176 209 487 1235 1033 1402 1354 75 400 55 1131 1542 1402 68 644 1148 737 1636 1177 1009 977 1195 1399 301 495 395 386 1115 127 923 499 322 868 1373 354 1044 193 1015 276 1420 865