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Picnic

Name: Picnic
Director: Shunji Iwai
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Released: 1996
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Chara, Tadanobu Asano, Koichi Hashizume, Naomasa Musaka, Fujiko Yamamoto

Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.

1996 · Directed by Shunji Iwai · 72 min · Drama · Adventure · 10 frames

Tagline

I know when the world will end.

Crew

Written by: Shunji Iwai
Cinematography: Noboru Shinoda
Edited by: Toshihiko Kojima
Music: REIMY
Production design: Terumi Hosoishi
Produced by: Juichi Horiguchi, Akio Nanjo, Susumu Tanaka

Cast

Chara as Coco
Tadanobu Asano as Tsumuji
Koichi Hashizume as Satoru
Naomasa Musaka as Head Nurse
Fujiko Yamamoto as Nurse
Shifumi Yamaguchi as Coco's Mother
Takaaki Kabuto as Coco's Father
Kazue Itō as Doctor
Keiichi Suzuki as Pastor
Mari Sayama as Nurse

Production

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Studios: Fuji Television Network, Pony Canyon

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