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Work on the Grass (1993)

Genre :

Runtime : 42M

Director : Tetsuo Shinohara

Synopsis

Two young men cut grass in what appears to be a huge countryside park. The younger, more butch one is a pro; he does this every day. The other, slightly nerdy and clumsy with the equipment, is a temp; he wants to be a writer. The day starts badly, but they reach a truce during lunchbreak. And then, in the afternoon, they drift towards - what? Emotional intimacy? Sex? A glimmer of mutual understanding? Shinohara's prizewinning short shows the collision of two personalities, two approaches to life, and yields some moving and curiously melancholy perceptions of the world as young men see it. A minor classic of Japanese indie cinema.

Actors

Naoki Goto
Naoki Goto
Hikari Ota
Hikari Ota

Crews

Tetsuo Shinohara
Tetsuo Shinohara
Director
Tetsuo Shinohara
Tetsuo Shinohara
Writer
Akemi Sugawara
Akemi Sugawara
Producer
Hiroyuki Murakami
Hiroyuki Murakami
Music
Akemi Sugawara
Akemi Sugawara
Costume Design
Shogo Ueno
Shogo Ueno
Director of Photography