Red Post on Escher Street
2020 · Movie · 148 min · ★ 7.4
A filmmaker is pulled into making a new movie, only to face heavy studio pressure over casting and creative control. As rehearsals and egos collide, an oddball group of performers grows bolder, pushing back against the process and trying to take ownership of the production.
Also known as Esshā-dōri no akai posuto
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Details
- Original title
- エッシャー通りの赤いポスト
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-10-01
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 148 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (33 votes)
About
If you enjoy offbeat, self-aware stories about making movies and watching a chaotic cast push back against authority, this could click; Not for you if you want straightforward drama or subtle comedy like The Asadas.
Pros: sharp industry satire; eccentric ensemble energy; escalating backstage chaos | Cons: very meta premise; uneven pacing at times; humor may not land
Themes
- japan
- film in film
- filmmaking
Cast & crew
Sen Fujimaru
as Yasuko Yabuki
Riku Kurokouchi
as Kiriko
Mala Morgan
as Katako
Tatsuhiro Yamaoka
as Tadashi Kobayashi
Takahiro Konishi
- YU
Yuma Ueji
Canon Nawata
as Hirona Matsumoto
Fumina Suzuki
Tomoko Fujita
as Masumi
Kazumasa Taguchi
Directed by Sion Sono