
24 Feb 2023

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
A lost cat, a giant talkative frog and a tsunami help a bank employee without ambition, his frustrated wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.

"Video by Bill Etra, early to mid 1970s, perhaps at the WNET TV Lab?"

24 Feb 2023

A lost cat, a giant talkative frog and a tsunami help a bank employee without ambition, his frustrated wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.

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A girl tries to get an online prescription.

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01 May 2024

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