Nice no Mori
- The First Contact (a.k.a. Funky Forest
- The First Contact) may well be the strangest, most memorable film youll ever see. Based on a popular series of canned coffee TV ads, the geniusly nonsensical Nice no Mori stretches the cinematic boundaries with an open narrative, outlandish characters, unpredictable stories, & a massive dose of surreal wackiness that defies all conventions. Combining the directorial talents of Ishii Katsuhito ( Taste of Tea & Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl), Ishimine Hajime ( Custom Made 10:30), & Miki Shinichiro, the man behind the Smap Short Films, this colorful, creative omnibus film needs to be seen to be believed.
Asano Tadanobu & Terajima Susumu reprise their coffee ad roles as the Guitar Brothers, two geeky brothers trying to find girlfriends. Instead, they encounter an endless line-up of peculiar characters & off-the-wall situations. Their experiences are divided into a series of short stories & skits with just about everything you can think of thrown in
- st&-up comedy, animation, music & dance sequences, commercials, an intermission, &, of course, some little aliens. Director Ishii himself described it as gags connected with more gags. Anything goes in this hyperactive, delightfully bizarre comedy, & the end result is sure to leave a goofy smile on your face.
The Deluxe Edition 2-disc boxset comes with a booklet, a special 2007 calendar