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The Projects

Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a housing project in the suburbs of Osaka. However Hinako (Naomi Fujiyama) and Seiji (Ittoku Kishibe) couldn't care less. Having moved in just six months ago after the closure of their herbal medicine shop, the old couple is reluctantly putting their life back together. But when Seiji disappears, the apartment rumor mill churns: divorce, murder, dismemberment? As the story spins out of control, and a mysterious man with a parasol puts in a tall order of natural remedies, the truth turns out to be even more fantastic than gossip. Ranging from incisive comedy of errors to absurdist adventure to moving late life romance, "The Projects" is one of the biggest surprises of the year.

Top Cast

  • Naomi Fujiyama

    Naomi Fujiyama

    Hinako Yamashita

  • Ittoku Kishibe

    Ittoku Kishibe

    Seiji Yamashita

  • Michiyo Yasuda

    Michiyo Yasuda

    Kimiko Gyotoku

  • Renji Ishibashi

    Renji Ishibashi

    Shozo Gyotoku

  • Takayuki Takuma

    Takayuki Takuma

    Shota Yoshizumi

  • Takumi Saitoh

    Takumi Saitoh

    Shinjo

  • Akaji Maro

    Akaji Maro

    Gondo

  • Mari Hamada

    Mari Hamada

  • Mayu Harada

    Mayu Harada

Overview

Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a housing project in the suburbs of Osaka. However Hinako (Naomi Fujiyama) and Seiji (Ittoku Kishibe) couldn't care less. Having moved in just six months ago after the closure of their herbal medicine shop, the old couple is reluctantly putting their life back together. But when Seiji disappears, the apartment rumor mill churns: divorce, murder, dismemberment? As the story spins out of control, and a mysterious man with a parasol puts in a tall order of natural remedies, the truth turns out to be even more fantastic than gossip. Ranging from incisive comedy of errors to absurdist adventure to moving late life romance, "The Projects" is one of the biggest surprises of the year.

Rating

6.6 / 10
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