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Barren Illusion

1999

95 minutes

Science FictionDramaRomance

Overview

In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He searches for violent ways to reactivate his life, she dreams of escaping abroad; both volunteer to test a new drug which may provide a cure.

Top Cast

Shinji Takeda headshot

Shinji Takeda

Haru

Miako Tadano headshot

Miako Tadano

Michi

Hosaku Yasui headshot

Hosaku Yasui

Satake

Masamichi Matsumoto headshot

Masamichi Matsumoto

Murai

Kazushige Inami headshot

Kazushige Inami

Kenji

Akiko Ohku headshot

Akiko Ohku

Akiko

Shinji Aoyama headshot

Shinji Aoyama

Fascist

Naoki Yamamoto headshot

Naoki Yamamoto

Post Office Delivery Clerk

Tarō Suwa headshot

Tarō Suwa

Drunk Man on Bicycle / Man Being Attacked