The Pinkie (2014)

The Pinkie (2014) poster

Since they were both five, Ryosuke has been stalked by Momoko - the ugliest girl in the village. Her love for Ryosuke is so boundless that she has her face surgically altered to suit his taste - but still he wants nothing to do with her. Ryosuke goes in for fleeting romance - for example, with the girlfriend of a gangster boss. But when he finds out about their affair, he has Ryosuke's little finger hacked off. Magically, the finger falls into Momoko's hands, and she uses it to clone Ryosuke, so she can finally have him (or almost him) for herself. And this is just the first five minutes of Lisa Takeba's short-but-powerful feature debut. Just like in her previous short films, the director - who cut her teeth in the advertising world and as the writer of a video game - throws a lot of genres and techniques into the mix: from science fiction to gangster films, from hospital eroticism to animation. Hectic and absurd, but with its heart in the right place. © IFFR

Director: Lisa Takeba
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Crime, Science Fiction
Runtime: 65 min
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Cast

Screenplay

Cinematography: Shinji Kugimiya
Editing: Shu Kageyama
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja

Keywords

clone, yakuza, woman director

Trailer

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Pinkie about?
Since they were both five, Ryosuke has been stalked by Momoko - the ugliest girl in the village. Her love for Ryosuke is so boundless that she has her face surgically altered to suit his taste - but still he wants nothing to do with her. Ryosuke goes in for fleeting romance - for example, with the girlfriend of a gangster boss. But when he finds out about their affair, he has Ryosuke's little finger hacked off. Magically, the finger falls into Momoko's hands, and she uses it to clone Ryosuke, so she can finally have him (or almost him) for herself. And this is just the first five minutes of Lisa Takeba's short-but-powerful feature debut. Just like in her previous short films, the director - who cut her teeth in the advertising world and as the writer of a video game - throws a lot of genres and techniques into the mix: from science fiction to gangster films, from hospital eroticism to animation. Hectic and absurd, but with its heart in the right place. © IFFR
Who directed The Pinkie?
The Pinkie was directed by Lisa Takeba.
Who stars in The Pinkie?
The Pinkie stars Ryota Ozawa, Miwako Wagatsuma, Haruka Suenaga, Kanji Tsuda, Reon Kadena, Mondo Yamagishi.
How long is The Pinkie?
The Pinkie has a runtime of 1h 5m (65 minutes).
What genre is The Pinkie?
The Pinkie is a Action, Comedy, Drama, Crime, Science Fiction film.
Where was The Pinkie produced?
The Pinkie was produced in Japan.