08 Apr 2023
News of the Weird: Textilist Colonies
Elaine Baxandall reports on the odd sub-culture textilism, and asks several people about their thoughts on textilists, and the clothes they use to cover themselves.
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Three students spend their holidays at the seaside where they are mistaken for Koreans, a minority which is looked down on in Japan. The action develops into a crime story.
Top Billed Cast
北山修 Chu-noppo 'the small one'
はしだのりひこ Chibi, 'The smallest one'
佐藤慶 Y Chong - iru
Cha Dei-dang Kim Fhua
渡辺文雄 Dokumushi
緑魔子 Nechan
小松方正 Fisherman
殿山泰司 Old man
Takashi Ueno Policeman
戸浦六宏
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