Synopsis
An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
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Cast
- Tadanobu AsanoKenji
- Sinitta BoonyasakNoi
- Chermarn BoonyasakNid
- Yutaka MatsushigeYukio
- Riki TakeuchiTakashi
- Takashi MiikeYakuza
- Yoji TanakaYakuza
- Sakichi SatoYakuza
- Thiti RhumornJon
- Junko NakazawaLibrarian
Recommendations
- 100
Film Threat
Equally charming and addicting all the way through. - 100
Christian Science Monitor
Moody, atmospheric, and bewitching, like other first-rate examples of modern Thai cinema. - 80
Variety
It recovers from an opening that's a little oblique to grow progressively more seductive as the two lost central characters become entwined. - 75
New York Daily News
The mildly surreal drama doesn't always make sense, but it sure does look great. - 75
New York Post
Enthralling performances are given by Tadanobu Asano (Miike's "Ichi the Killer") as Kenji and first-timer Sinitta Boonyasak as the pot-smoking Noi. - 70
The New York Times
May seem frustratingly elusive at times, but it's a rewarding film that's beautiful to look at. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
Ratanaruang's simple willingness to tie different strands of melancholy melodramas and violent yakuza thrillers together with flashes of surreal mystery immediately sets him apart from the herd. - 70
Salon
Much of the pleasure of the movie is the way its mood lingers with you afterward.
