In the Japanese performing arts circle, there are many people who become renunciations and play movies halfway, and it is absolutely rare to be able to make a blockbuster likeまつもとひとし. まつもとひとし is a member of the comedy group "DOWN TOWN" and is quite popular with the public. He has published two collections of personal essays, which sold 2.5 million copies and 2 million copies respectively, which shows his talent and popularity. In 2007, まつもとひとし took a small test and launched the first feature film " Big Man Japan " written, directed and starred by himself. Unexpectedly, before the film was released in Japan, it was invited to appear in the 60th Cannes International Film Festival Director's Fortnight, which was well received by overseas audiences. The film was subsequently screened in Europe and the United States. まつもとひとし has suddenly become a new star in the Japanese film industry, and has attracted attention from all walks of life. After two years, the second film "しんぼる" produced by Matsumoto is about to be released. Like the previous work, this new film was also planned, directed, and starred byまつもとひとし, and the script was still created with Takasu Kosei.
まつもとひとし's goal is to make "unprecedented" movies, bringing audiences unexpected freshness. And this new film highlights this in both form and plot. Most of the scenes in the film are one-man shows in a secret room. The protagonist is inexplicably locked in an empty room, trying to find a way to escape, but he touches a bizarre mechanism and falls into an even more predicament. The plot is completely unpredictable.
There is only one Japanese actor in this movie, まつもとひとし, the others are foreigners, and none of them are famous actors. They are all selected from the audition selection. Matsumoto's main criterion for selecting actors is not their acting skills, but their personal temperament and style. It also brings a distinctive flavor to his films.
