Symbol

Polka dots and lucha libre collide. A man wakes up in a doorless room. It somehow works as a comedy.

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Hitoshi Matsumoto directed Symbol in 2009. See Hitoshi Matsumoto's full filmography, where to start with Hitoshi Matsumoto, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hitoshi Matsumoto.

Symbol was released in 2009 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 93 minutes.