3 Movies Directed by Katsuhito Ishii

Party 7

Party 7

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-11-04

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (505 Reviews)

Director:

Katsuhito Ishii

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Seven characters, introduced at the start of the film, get thrown together into the same hotel room: a thief who's stolen a suitcase of money from the mob, his ex-girlfriend, her obsessive boyfriend, the mob soldier sent to retrieve the briefcase, another mobster sent to kill them, master voyeur Captain Banana and his new apprentice, The Mister Yellow. Who will end up with the money?

The Taste of Tea

The Taste of Tea

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-04-20

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

143 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (4277 Reviews)

Director:

Katsuhito Ishii

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

A spell of time in the life of a family living in rural Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. Though her husband is busy working at an office, Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project at home. Uncle Ayano has recently arrived, looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo for several years. Meanwhile, Yoshiko's daughter Sachiko is mainly concerned with why she seems to be followed around everywhere by a giant version of herself.

Funky Forest: The First Contact

Funky Forest: The First Contact

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-10-22

Languages:

Japanese, Mandarin, English

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

150 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1677 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Katsuhito Ishii (screenplay)

Hajime Ishimine (screenplay)

Shunichiro Miki (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.

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