Movie box-ing (2004)
"Movie Box-ing" is a Japanese film from 2003. It is an omnibus-style film consisting of three short stories: "Run-ing", "The Spinning Boy" and "The Policeman and the Summer Clothes" "Run-ing": Four men and women, each with their own unique circumstances and backgrounds, find themselves running after hearing the gunshot of an assassin targeting a man who stole a bag from an organization. The story follows what happens when they reach the finish line. "The Spinning Boy": Yoshio loves to spin around. Despite a class goal to make him stop spinning, he continues. One day, his father gets injured, and Yoshio declares, "I won't spin anymore." "The Policeman and the Summer Clothes": On the eve of a summer festival, Shingo, a policeman in a small coastal town, is involved in a case. While his girlfriend, Chizuru, is job hunting in Tokyo, Shingo questions Mariko, a university entrance exam candidate, about breaking a shop window.
Released: Oct 30, 2004
Runtime: 67 minutes
Stars: Koyomi Amata, Akiko Fukuda, Mizuho Hamano, Natsuki Harada, Yasuhito Hida, Yutaka Hiramatsu
Crew: Toyoyuki Yokohama (Executive Producer), Shin'ya Kawai (Executive Producer), Atsuhiro Nabeshima (Director of Photography), Kujô Sanbongi (Director of Photography), Hajime Tanaka (Director of Photography), Morio Agata (Music)