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Have you ever experienced a day when you are carrying on as usual just like the day before but strange things keep happening one after another on that particular day? CRIME OR PUNISHMENT?!? (??????, Tsumi Toka Batsu Toka, 2009) is a slapstick comedy, like Kafka’s novel, filled with incongruous nightmares and nonsensical laughter. Script and direction for CRIME OR PUNISHMENT?!? is by Keralino Sandorovich, the maestro of the Japanese theatre world. His flippant Russian-style name is obviously a fake as he is genuinely Japanese. Being a big fan of the great German writer, Kafka, he admits that this film has been influenced by Kafka’s The Castle and The Judgment. He is also an enthusiast for slapstick comedy such as those by Marx brothers and black comedy by Monty Python. He adores Woody Allen, and is renowned a master of laughter himself. This is a third film he has directed, which is bustling with his surreal talent and superb sense of humor. Ayame Enjoji (Riko Narumi) is an unsuccessful girl celebrity, who happens to take on the PR role of a “police chief for a day”. It is the job of a campaign girl to smile and act as a police chief for one day. It should have been a simple job, however, the police station staff treat her like the real police chief and look to her for instructions, which makes Ayame feel perplexed. In addition, she runs into her ex-boyfriend, Haruki Onda (Kento Nagayama), who is now a detective at the station, which means her ex is her subordinate for the day. Furthermore, Haruki holds a dreadful secret which was the cause for the couple’s separation. To make matters worse, a major event takes place on that particular day, and the situation takes an unexpected turn. Will Ayame be able to solve the case, and what is Haruki’s secret? CRIME OR PUNISHMENT?!? is now available for pre-order directly from the Third Window Films Amazon Page.
Credits Dir: Keralino Sandorovich Writer: Keralino Sandorovich Cast: Riko Narumi, Kumiko Aso, Sakura Ando, Yasunori Danda Producer: Joohoon Lee, Mato Obata, Hiroyuki Kitamaki, Chikako Nakabayashi Editor: Koichi Takahashi Production Designer: Kei Itutsuji Production Company: Shipyard Company, Booster Project Cinematography: Shinji Kugimiya Music: Fumio Yasuda Lighting: Hiroshi Tanabe Make-up: Mariko Honda Costume Design: Atsuyuki Okada Product Details DVD Release Date: May 14th, 2012 Rating: 15 Genre: Black Comedy Running Time: 110 minutes Number of discs: 1 SRP: £11.20 Specifications: Region 2, PAL Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer Original Japanese Audio in 5.1 Surround Sound Removable English Subtitles Bonus Features: 45 minute `Making of` Segment from the original stage play from which the film was adapted Theatrical trailer