I want to watch this film and I am interested in purchasing it, so I was wondering if anybody has seen this film...it ran for a limited period of time in New York and Tokyo. It was supposed to play in other cities but I guess they opted for a DVD release instead. Any thoughts or reviews, please share....

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

�gHIKIKOMORI: TOKYO PLASTIC�h FILM COMES TO DVD

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21, 2005 -- Just in time for the New York Asian Film
Festival, BAHX Films has released �gHikikomori: Tokyo Plastic�h on DVD! Shot
entirely on location on the streets of Tokyo, the film delves into the
world of the Japanese outcasts known as �ghikikomori�h as Naomi (Kayoko
Kawahara) and Izumi (Kayo Yoshida) do battle with a crazed loner (Rex
Hayashi) determined to bring Tokyo to its knees!

After successful theatrical runs in both Japan and the United States,
�gHikikomori: Tokyo Plastic�h now goes into wide distribution exclusively
through Amazon.com. As a special bonus feature, selected fans who purchase
the DVD with the first 30 days of release will receive a limited edition
poster from the movie – free!

The film, written and directed by New York filmmaker Adario Strange, marks
one of few instances a Japanese language film made in Japan by an American
has been given distribution in United States. In the June 2005 issue of MD
Magazine, writer Marie Iida says that Strange�fs new film offers, �gAn
incisive perception of Tokyo society.�h More information about the film can
be found on the website at www.BAHX.com .

haha...for some reason i want to see it too... if nothing else it looks...interesting...

-g

superfuzzy3 wrote:

haha...for some reason i want to see it too... if nothing else it looks...interesting... -g

yeah...and it's filmed totally on location in tokyo...the story seems like a good one. hmm...i wonder if anybody will chime in about this over the next couple of days.....i'll probably end up getting it just to satisfy my curiousity....as it doesn't appear that this movie will ever air at any arthouse movie houses in my area...at least not for the foreseeable future.

hehe...yeah i hate how there are fewer and fewer independant cinemas down here in so. cal, let me know if it's worth watching ^^. If you're in the SD area theres an asian film festival at the UCSD campus, there was one last year don't know if they're gonna have it again though ><. That might be your best bet to see this film on the big screen, especially since hikikomori is emerging as an increasingly popular subject of academic research.

-g

superfuzzy3 wrote:

hehe...yeah i hate how there are fewer and fewer independant cinemas down here in so. cal, let me know if it's worth watching ^^. If you're in the SD area theres an asian film festival at the UCSD campus, there was one last year don't know if they're gonna have it again though ><. That might be your best bet to see this film on the big screen, especially since hikikomori is emerging as an increasingly popular subject of academic research. -g

yeah the only one that i view indie films at is laemmle's either in hollywood or pasadena. thanx for the advice. in any event i bought the dvd so if it's interesting i'll let you know.

the phenomenon of the hikikomori is definitely of interest... i think it adds an extra dimension of interest with regard to my desire to view this film....