Italy / Sep 02, 1999 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He searches for violent ways to reactivate his life, she dreams of escaping abroad; both volunteer to test a new drug which may provide a cure.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Naoki Yamamoto | Post Office Delivery Clerk |
| Tarō Suwa | Drunk Man on Bicycle / Man Being Attacked |
| Shirô Atami | |
| Shingo Ichizawa | |
| Yûichirô Izumi | |
| Takeshi Ishizumi | |
| Shunpei Kawaguchi | |
| Taeko Kobayashi | |
| Reiko Kondo | |
| Yae Konishi | |
| Shogo Motomiya | |
| Yôko Muranushi | |
| Miki Nakata | |
| Yoko Oguchi | |
| Akiko Ôku | |
| Akiko Okuda | |
| Atsuko Sano |
Genres
Science FictionDramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 大いなる幻影 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Japan Sky Way, Eurospace, Eiga Bi Gakkô |
| Release date | 11 dicembre 1999 |
| Production | Kenzo Horikoshi, Hiroko Matsuda |
| Writer | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Editing | Masahiro Onaga |
| Cinematography | Takahide Shibanushi, Fumihiro Inoue, Tokiko Kadowaki, Takahiro Kida, Yôsuke Kogure, Takehiro Saitô, Hiroshi Tamada, Kaoru Tazuki, Yoshi Watabe |
| Assistant directors | Takeshi Furusawa, Kazushige Inami, Yôichi Minamikawa, Maru Suzuki, Junichi Takagi, Shinji Tanikawa, Masato Yamashita, Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Lighting | Takahide Shibanushi |
| Camera operators | Takahide Shibanushi, Fumihiro Inoue, Tokiko Kadowaki, Takahiro Kida, Yôsuke Kogure, Takehiro Saitô, Hiroshi Tamada, Kaoru Tazuki, Yoshi Watabe |
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| Additional photography | Takahide Shibanushi, Fumihiro Inoue, Tokiko Kadowaki, Takahiro Kida, Yôsuke Kogure, Takehiro Saitô, Hiroshi Tamada, Kaoru Tazuki, Yoshi Watabe |
| Production design | Chie Matsumoto, Masayuki Igarashi, Masahiro Kimura, Watermelon, Nobushige Wakabayashi |
| Art direction | Masayuki Igarashi, Masahiro Kimura, Watermelon, Chie Matsumoto, Nobushige Wakabayashi |
| Set decoration | Chie Matsumoto, Masayuki Igarashi, Masahiro Kimura, Watermelon, Nobushige Wakabayashi |
| Music | Dai Soma, Nobuyuki Kikuchi, Miki Nakata, Atsuko Sano, Shinichi Yoshii |
| Sound | Dai Soma, Nobuyuki Kikuchi, Miki Nakata, Atsuko Sano, Shinichi Yoshii |
| Costume design | Satoru Mizutani, Yûichi Matsui |
| Makeup | Yûichi Matsui, Satoru Mizutani |
| Hairstyling | Satoru Mizutani, Yûichi Matsui |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Japan / Dec 11, 1999
South Korea / Mar 09, 2004 / 12
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