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The Chicken

On an unseasonably hot day in November, Hiro, a Japanese immigrant in New York City, decides to butcher a live chicken for dinner. While showing his visiting cousin Kei around, the pair encounter a medical emergency on the street. After they mishandle the situation and end up causing more harm than good, Hiro cannot bring himself to kill the chicken. Throughout, Kei observes his cousin’s new lifestyle as Hiro and his pregnant wife prepare for their move to Chinatown. As the day wears on, Hiro and Kei’s actions highlight how their lives are complicit in the structural violence that surrounds them.

Top Cast

  • Junshin Soga

    Junshin Soga

    Hiro

  • Taiju Nakane

    Taiju Nakane

    Kei

  • Sandra Maren Schneider

    Sandra Maren Schneider

    Anna

  • Alan Chen

    Alan Chen

    CJ

  • Jordan Rodriguez

    Jordan Rodriguez

    First Cop

  • Florian Koenigsberger

    Florian Koenigsberger

    Second Cop

  • Kenta Koga

    Kenta Koga

    Barista

  • Nuuria Berg

    Nuuria Berg

    Cafe Patron

  • Daniel Witkin

    Daniel Witkin

    Cafe Patron

Overview

On an unseasonably hot day in November, Hiro, a Japanese immigrant in New York City, decides to butcher a live chicken for dinner. While showing his visiting cousin Kei around, the pair encounter a medical emergency on the street. After they mishandle the situation and end up causing more harm than good, Hiro cannot bring himself to kill the chicken. Throughout, Kei observes his cousin’s new lifestyle as Hiro and his pregnant wife prepare for their move to Chinatown. As the day wears on, Hiro and Kei’s actions highlight how their lives are complicit in the structural violence that surrounds them.

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