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      Picnic

      1996 1h 12m Drama List
      Reviews 83% 500+ Ratings Audience Score After being left in an institution by uncaring parents, a young woman (Chara) devises an escape with two other patients, with tragic results. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Tadanobu Asana and his yet-to-be- J-pop wife star as two mental in-patients who escape from the asylum for the day to go find the best spot to watch the end of the world. Not a life-changing watch, but a pleasant enough way to spend an hour and a bit. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Shunki Iwai's earliest film, Picnic is about a bunch of mental institution inmates believing that the world is coming to an end. Low budget, shot in a dreamy manner it also shows Tadanobu Asano before he hit it big time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member this is my favorite Iwai Shunji movie. I don't know what i wanna see or who i would like to be with when the end of the world is coming. but i can't forget the scene that the black-angel Coco and Tsumuki kiss in the end of the movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member The most beautiful ending one would see. (yes, even better than blade runner) This movie has everything in it. Nice filming techniques, cinematography, music. Shunji Iwai is one of my favourite directors. I think a very minor downside is that perhaps some messages could be delivered clearer. (eg. Christianity) Overall, well worth watching! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member SHUNJI IWAI is a poet Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member feeling very sad after watched it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After being left in an institution by uncaring parents, a young woman (Chara) devises an escape with two other patients, with tragic results.
      Director
      Shunji Iwai
      Screenwriter
      Shunji Iwai
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Runtime
      1h 12m