Three patients walk walls to watch the apocalypse. Shunji Iwai's fever dream awaits.
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.
Cinematography
Stunning wall-walking sequences—gravity-defying urban poetry.
Acting
Chara and Asano's fragile, electric chemistry carries everything.
Direction
Iwai's early work: already a master of melancholic beauty.
Director
Shunji Iwai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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