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12 September 2009 (Japan)
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A man wakes up alone in a brightly illuminated white room with no windows or doors. When he presses...
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3 nominations
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Viennale 1: Life's Halt
(From MUBI. 28 October 2010, 11:38 AM, PDT)
Symbol Teaser Trailer (Trippy, Claustrophobic Japanese Fantasy)
(From Slash Film. 24 September 2009, 11:10 AM, PDT)
Tiff 09: Review of Hitoshi Matsumoto's Symbol (Shinboru)
(From QuietEarth. 19 September 2009, 1:19 PM, PDT)
(From MUBI. 28 October 2010, 11:38 AM, PDT)
Symbol Teaser Trailer (Trippy, Claustrophobic Japanese Fantasy)
(From Slash Film. 24 September 2009, 11:10 AM, PDT)
Tiff 09: Review of Hitoshi Matsumoto's Symbol (Shinboru)
(From QuietEarth. 19 September 2009, 1:19 PM, PDT)
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I loved it... but could have ended up hating it just as well
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Cast
(in credits order) | Hitoshi Matsumoto | ||
| David Quintero | ||
| Luis Accinelli | ||
 | Lilian Tapia | (as Lillian Tapia) | |
 | Adriana Fricke | ... | Karen |
 | Carlos C. Torres | ... | Antonio |
| Ivana Wong | ||
| Arkangel De La Muerte | ||
| Matcho Panpu | (as Misuteru Kakao) | |
| Dick Togo | (as Dick Tôgô) | |
| Salam Diagne | ||
| Stuart-O. | ||
| Chris Gurundy | ||
| Nik Sliwerski | ||
| Jonathan Hicks | ||
| Anatoli Krasnov | ||
| Daisuke Sasaki | ||
| Martin Sanchez | ||
| Feliciano Lopez Ortiz | ||
| Jorge A. Del Valle | ||
| Edgae Bernal | ||
| Kiyomi Tsuno | ||
| Alesya Masuda | ||
| Edi Saitô | (as Edi Saito) | |
| Yani Yanev | ||
| Oscar James | ||
| Kurt Common | ... | Wrestler (as Kurt KC Common) |
| Luis Sartor | ||
| Jorge Diaz | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Stefany Barbara Itô | ||
| Aya Okamoto | ||
Directed by | |||
| Hitoshi Matsumoto | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Hitoshi Matsumoto | (screenplay) & | |
| Mitsuyoshi Takasu | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Eric Brown | .... | executive producer: Mexico and Los Angeles | |
| Akihiko Daijô | .... | line producer | |
| Tomoji Hasegawa | .... | associate planner | |
| Keisuke Konishi | .... | associate producer | |
| Mitsuru Kuramoto | .... | associate planner | |
| Hitoshi Matsumoto | .... | planner | |
| Akihiko Okamoto | .... | producer | |
| Hisaya Shiraiwa | .... | executive producer | |
| Mitsuyoshi Takasu | .... | associate planner | |
| Natsue Takemoto | .... | associate producer | |
| Isao Yoshino | .... | production executive | |
| Hiroshi Ôsaki | .... | production executive | |
Original Music by | |||
| Yasuaki Shimizu | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Yasuyuki Tôyama | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Yoshitaka Honda | |||
Casting by | |||
| Masunobu Motokawa | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Etsuko Aikô | |||
| Marcelo Chaves | |||
| Atsuo Hirai | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Fernando Estrada | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ramírez Gabriela | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Tomo Hyakutake | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Omar Veytia | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Kensuke Shiga | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Daniel Herrera Arau | .... | prop master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Kunio Ando | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Tomo Hyakutake | .... | special effects makeup | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Hiroyuki Seshita | .... | visual effects director | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Yasuhiro Kaneko | .... | gaffer | |
Other crew | |||
| Chad Mullane | .... | subtitle supervisor (as Chado Marên) | |
| Isaac Rubio | .... | production assistant | |
| Laura Veytia | .... | production coordinator | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Shochiku Company (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Hyakutake Studio (special make-up effects)
- Rapallo Casting casting
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Symbol" - International (English title)
"Symvolo" - Greece (festival title)
"Szimbólum" - Hungary
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"Symvolo" - Greece (festival title)
"Szimbólum" - Hungary
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Japan:93 min
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I saw this movie at the Brussels Fantastic Film Festival, and I loved it!
In retrospect, I could have ended up hating it just as well!
Shinboru is a very odd situational comedy. It's silly yet artsy, thoughtful in parts, anarchic in its delivery and overall nuts. To this day, I have no idea what it was about, its meaning, what it's meant to *symbolize*.
I enjoyed it immensely, though, and found it especially hilarious with the geeky festival crowd commenting irreverently at the screen. It might not be as fun if you're watching it alone in your living room.