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Kikuchi Rinko, Oscar-nominated for her supporting role in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s globe-trotting drama Babel, will appear in Miki Satoshi’s “magical suspense comedy” The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia [Zukan ni Notte nai Mushi]. Ryuganji provides a synopsis:
A freelance writer (Iseya Yusuke) is given a bizarre assignment by the sexy editor of “Black Book Monthly” (Mizuno Miki): find a bug with the power to bring humans back from the dead, in order to report on the afterlife. With his trusty companion Endo (Matsuo Suzuki) in tow, he sets off on a quest for the elusive insect and along the way meets the mysterious Sayoko (Kikuchi), a former dominatrix and habitual wrist-cutter who delights in rubbing wasabi into her wounds.
Other cast members include Iwamatsu Ryo, Fuse Eri, Matsushige Yutaka, Sasano Takashi, Mitani Noboru, Watanabe Hiroyuki, Takahashi Keiko, Shimada Kyusaku, Tsugumi and Mame Yamada. The film hits local theatres in June.
[Source: Ryuganji Film News]
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