Plot Summary
Saddled with a slavish, boring laundry job and no social life whatsoever, Kikuchi rarely leaves his bare apartment except to follow home and spy on a supermarket check-out girl. But there's no one he can tell about his secret passion, least of all his gawping, work-shy colleague. Even a stray kitten can't alleviate Kikuchi's frustration; clearly, something's got to give... This first film by a former manga illustrator, a terse and enigmatic blend of black comedy and psychodrama, has been compared to both Eraserhead and Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman; another point of reference might be the slow, deceptively banal domestic dramas of Ozu, with whom Iwamoto shares a penchant for a mostly static camera, simple compositions, and an eye for the absurd details of everyday life.
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Director & Crew
Kenchi Iwamoto
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 9.5/10 based on 2 votes.
Who directed Kikuchi?
Kikuchi was directed by Kenchi Iwamoto and released in 1991.
How long is Kikuchi?
Kikuchi has a runtime of 1 hours and 8 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1991-02-22
- Status
- Released