Barren Illusion (1999)
In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He searches for violent ways to reactivate his life, she dreams of escaping abroad; both volunteer to test a new drug which may provide a cure.
- Released
- 1999-12-11
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 15 votes
Cast
- Shinji Takeda as Haru
- Miako Tadano as Michi
- Hosaku Yasui as Satake
- Masamichi Matsumoto as Murai
- Kazushige Inami as Kenji
- Akiko Ohku as Akiko
- Shinji Aoyama as Fascist
- Naoki Yamamoto as Post Office Delivery Clerk
- Tarō Suwa as Drunk Man on Bicycle / Man Being Attacked
- Akiko Kitamura as Chinese woman
- Shirô Atami
- Shingo Ichizawa