(at around 1h 50 mins) When Aman jumps off the window it's very wide, but when he is falling the windows of the building are smaller.
Five tales of desperate individuals in contemporary Japan gradually intertwine in this bizarre independent film. In one tale, a man repeatedly kills his wife, only for her to return from the dead with increasing supernatural powers each time.
The tagline for Gen Sekiguchi's feature debut "Survive Style 5+" is 'What is your function?' the same question footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones' hired killer puts to everyone he meets.
Just like Seal's 90's hit, "in a world full of people, there's always someone to fly". I would describe this movie as both an expression and example of the people who 'try to fly' - and they are usually considered crazy in society.
I couldn't possibly say enough positive things about this film.This is a MUST-SEE for any film lover.
A husband murders his wife - but she returns to taunt him. An advertising executive is spectacularly inept at her job.
Even though it is a very bizzare film, I highly recommend that you give it a watch. I lost the amount of times I laughed out loud at the bizzare goings on.
This movie has it all:love story - action, killing and blood - humor - surrealism - happy end - surprise endthere is no person who would not like this movie, so watch it, watch it with your friends, watch it when you are alone, just...watch it!
First, the obligatory disclaimer: I'm a big fan of Japanese cinema as well as absurdist film, and count among my favorites such as "Shimotsuma Monogatari" ("Kamikaze Girls"), "The Happiness of the Katakuris" and "Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl". Significantly, many of the actors from those three Japanese films appear in "Survive Style 5+", which helps boost it above ordinary comic fare.
I'm not sure how to even begin a critique of this film. The best analogy that I can think of is a bit like the first time I ever went into a sushi bar.
