Japan / Jan 01, 1996
Chicken Head (1996)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
One hot summer day, with the roar of helicopters and jets in the sky. When Yoshimi returned home, he found a letter in his mailbox. It was from his "real father" who said that he was waiting for him at the beach house and wanted him to come and see him. He didn't immediately believe the story that "you are not a real child of the family", but the suggestion that he had a chicken head was true. The next day, Yoshimi leaves the house, ready to never return. Meanwhile, the three women gather at the bus stop and are surprised to find chicken heads hanging from each other's necks. The three quickly become friends and embark on a foolhardy adventure, but they are involved in one bizarre accident after another... A surreal story and images that seem to make no sense, that seems to continue and break off, that seems to be in the near future and in the past, that seems eerie and wacky. The analogue speed of the film evokes the sensation of a daytime nightmare.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nami Tsurumi | |
| Rina Tezuka | |
| Mizue Abe |
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | チキンヘッド |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1996 |
| Writer | Taku Yamamoto |
| Editing | Taku Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Taku Yamamoto, Maki Seiji, Mizue Abe |
| Assistant directors | Taku Yamamoto |
| Camera operators | Taku Yamamoto, Maki Seiji, Mizue Abe |
| Additional photography | Taku Yamamoto, Maki Seiji, Mizue Abe |
| Production design | Taku Yamamoto |
| Art direction | Taku Yamamoto |
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| Set decoration | Taku Yamamoto |
| Music | Takahata Koichi, Suzuki Yosimi, Maki Seiji, Masataka Sato, Taku Yamamoto, Tezuka Toshina |
| Sound | Takahata Koichi, Suzuki Yosimi, Maki Seiji, Masataka Sato, Taku Yamamoto, Tezuka Toshina |
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