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Picnic(Movie, 1996)

Original title: "PiCNiC" (Japanese/JA)
1h 12min | Genres: Drama, Fantasy
PicnicRating: 3.3/5 (with 2222 votes)
Picnic is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Shunji Iwai. It was released in 1996, with shooting taking place in 1994. The film follows three patients of a mental asylum who misinterpret a passage from the Bible as a sign that the end of the world is imminent, and escape from the walls of the facility to find a place to picnic and watch the event. The film stars Chara in the first of her two roles in Shunji Iwai's filmography, alongside Tadanobu Asano and Koichi Hashizume. ()
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About Picnic

Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.

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Picnic (1996) // Bande-annonce (VO)(Trailer, 0:41)

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 6 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 06/15/1996
Director: Shunji Iwai
Screenwriter: Shunji Iwai
Director of Photography: Noboru Shinoda
Composer: Reimy
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Piquenique"
"PICNIC<日本バージョン>"
"Pikunikku"
"Пикник"
"夢旅人"

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