Funky Forest: The First Contact (ナイスの森 THE FIRST CONTACT, Naisu no Mori THE FIRST CONTACT, lit. "Nice Forest: The First Contact"), also known as Funky Forest: The First Encounter or simply Funky Forest, is a 2005 Japanese surrealist anthology science fiction comedy film co-written and co-directed by Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine and Shunichiro Miki. It is composed of several storylines, some of which coincide, most of which are comical.[1]
| Funky Forest | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Katsuhito Ishii Hajime Ishimine Shunichiro Miki |
| Written by | Katsuhito Ishii Hajime Ishimine Shunichiro Miki |
| Produced by | Norihisa Harada |
| Starring | Tadanobu Asano Susumu Terajima Ryō Kase Rinko Kikuchi Mariko Takahashi Hideaki Anno |
| Cinematography | Kosuke Matsushima Hiroshi Machida |
| Music by | Midorikawa Tooru |
| Distributed by | AOI Promotion |
Release dates | |
Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese Mandarin English |
Cast
editRelease
editThe film was released on Region 1 DVD in March 2008.[2]
The film was released on Region Free Blu Ray by Error 4444 together with Third Window Films United States, Canada and Europe in 2021.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Cinema Strikes Back". Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "Cinematical". Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "Error 4444". Retrieved 18 December 2022.
External links
edit- Funky Forest at IMDb
- Funky Forest at AllMovie
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