Manriki (2019)
1h 28m
Running Time
November 29, 2019Release Date
Plot.
A suave beautician offers patients the chance to correct what they feel nature has gotten wrong. Governed by an unconventional morality, the beautician instead employs a deadly contraption to bring patients in line with the beautician's unnatural notions of beauty.
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Cast & Crew.
Natalie Emmons
Nobuaki Kaneko
Misuzu Kanno
Julian Koike
Nagano
Writer
Shuhei Nogae
Takumi Saitoh
Yasuhiko Shimizu
Director
Shunya Arai
Cinematography
Yuiko Kobayashi
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 29, 2019
Original NameMANRIKI
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
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Wiki.
Manriki (stylized as MANRIKI in all upper case), also known as Vise, is a 2019 Japanese satirical black comedy film directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu. Takumi Saitoh, who starred in the film, designed and produced the film with comedian Nagano.Saitoh and director Shimizu based the film on a script that had been inspired by the discomfort Nagano felt at a fashion-industry event. It is the first feature film by Team MANRIKI, a filmmaking project team consisting of Saito, Nagano, Shimizu, and musician and actor Nobuaki Kaneko.The film won the Asian Award at the 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in 2019.