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Wicked Flowers

Torico

Japan2006 85smin Beta color World Premiere

Synopsis

'Young man Mamoru joins a secretive game after spotting an advertisement on the street. Having been looking for stimulation that will give some kind of jolt to his otherwise boring life, Mamoru realizes he can't leave the game once it gets started and the price he has to pay if he loses is none other than his own life. While others at the game are dying one by one, Mamoru tries desperately to solve the riddle. Bizarre, flamboyant yet suspicious, this movie is a directorial debut by Doriko, one of Japan's new generation director.

Diretor

Torico

TORICO made her directorial debut in 2004 with a film α MIGAKAGAMI β which was highly acclaimed by the three major film festivals in Japan, including Tokyo Fantastic Film Festival and Yubari International Film Festival. Furthermore, at the Indies Movie Festival, which is known as the gateway to success for the new directors, she became a runner-up to the grand prize. Despite the fact that it was her first directorial independent film, it was invited and screened in 6 countries and 10 film festivals around the world including Korea, Spain, Italy, Sweden, and Montreal, Canada. αWicked Flowersβ is TORICOζs first feature film that has been released in the theater.