Well, glory be! Don Brown at Ryuganji brings news of Japanese star Tadanobu Asano's sophomore directorial effort, a short titled 224466 prepared as part of an anthology project revolving around a famous Japanese highway. So what does Asano do when told to make a movie about a highway? He casts himself as an alien. A dying alien. An alien dying because it has lost the drum kit that is the source of its power, a drum kit that can only be regained by defeating a child prodigy in a guitar showdown. Do you see now why I love this man? The script is by Shinji Aoyama, who I also love.

The overarching project is titled R246 Story and you'll find the full skinny over at Ryuganji ... this thing's going to be crazy ...