Party 7

Party 7
Official promotional poster
Directed byKatsuhito Ishii
Written byKatsuhito Ishii
Produced by
  • Hilo Iizumi
  • Shunsuke Koga
  • Kazuto Takida
Starring
CinematographyHiroshi Machida
Edited byYumiko Doi
Music byJames Shimoji
Production
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Release dates
Running time
104 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Party 7 is a 2000 Japanese surreal comedy film written and directed by Katsuhito Ishii. The film features an ensemble cast including Masatoshi Nagase, Keisuke Horibe, Akemi Kobayashi, Yoshinori Okada, Yoshio Harada, Tadanobu Asano, and Tatsuya Gasyuin. The film follows two voyeurs who watch a Japanese gangster and his bizarre guests in a hotel room.[1]

Party 7 premiered at Filmfest Hamburg on September 27, 2000.[2]

Synopsis

Seeking refuge from members of his gang, Miki flees to a secluded hotel in New Mexico. However, people from his past begin to show up at his door bringing trouble with them. The hotel owner, only going by the alias Captain Banana, watches them through a hidden room alongside his new nephew Okita, a renowned peeping tom.

Cast

  • Masatoshi Nagase as Shunichirô Miki
  • Keisuke Horibe as Shingo Sonoda
  • Akemi Kobayashi as Kana Mitsukoshi
  • Yoshinori Okada as Todohei Todohira
  • Yoshio Harada as Captain Banana
  • Tadanobu Asano as Okita Souji
  • Tatsuya Gasyuin as Wakagashi
  • Yoneko Matsukane as Travel Agent
  • Yoshiyuki Morishita as Baldie

References

  1. ^ "Party 7 - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Party 7 (2000) - Release info - IMDb". IMDB.