Barren Illusion

In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He searches for violent ways to reactivate his life, she dreams of escaping abroad; both volunteer to test a new drug which may provide a cure.

Science Fiction · Drama · Romance · Released on 1999-12-11

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lateen watched this on 2026-09-05

I had a similar experience watching this compared to Charisma, where I don’t feel like I fully understood everything. This was possible due to me being tired from the double featuring, but it ended up being less why general things were happening and more about the smaller details, because of that I feel less like I need to rewatch it, I still feel like I felt the right emotions at the right times.

Other than that it, this is another great Kiyoshi film about 2 (two) people trying to make things work. I don’t feel like I can say much more than that on the more technical side since it has all the great storytelling you’d expect from Kiyoshi that I’ve already mentioned before.

BARREN ENTHUSIASM: https://lateen.org/txt/movie/2026/2026-09-05/

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