Picnic (1996) Pikunikku

Original title: Pikunikku

Country: Japan

Year: 1996

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi

International MPAA: PG (USA)

IMDB Rating: 7.4 ^{595 votes}

Plot: Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.


comments:
The film was shot in 1994, but not released until 1996.

I am very impressed by shunji iwai's films just like everyone else seems to be. I loved swallowtail butterfly so much. This film was good too, but it seemed to lack the feeling of reality and the created world in swallowtail.

Chara is really awesome, and the other two guys do well at times, and lack at times in their acting skills. the loony people just don't always seem that looney, you can at times tell that they are just acting that way.

still the film is done beautifully, and the story is interesting enough. watching three crazy people take a walk on a wall to see the end of the world is certainly original, and surprises may come. so anyhow. i would say that you should watch this, but don`t miss swallowtail.

Language: Japanese

Colormode: Color

Running time: 68