Barren Illusion

Somehow a nostalgic virus still feels futuristic. Haru, a music producer with time on his hands, meets Michi, a postal worker with a sideline in sticky-fingered ambition their relationship mirrors their stalled lives. A speculative pill promised as salvation just thins the plot further.

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa directed Barren Illusion in 1999. See Kiyoshi Kurosawa's full filmography, where to start with Kiyoshi Kurosawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

Barren Illusion was released in 1999 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 93 minutes.