is a Japanese

science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses Speculative fiction, speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as Extraterrestrial life in fiction, extraterrestria ...

directed by

Daihachi Yoshida is a Japanese film director. He won the award for best new director at the 29th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!''. Filmography * '' Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'' (2007) * '' Kuhio Taisa'' (2009) * ''Perman ...

and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by

Yukio Mishima Kimitake Hiraoka ( , ''Hiraoka Kimitake''; 14 January 192525 November 1970), known by his pen name Yukio Mishima ( , ''Mishima Yukio''), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, Ultranationalism (Japan), ultranationalis ...

Plot

The Osugi family consists of the father Jūichirō Osugi (Lily Franky), mother Iyoko (Tomoko Nakajima), son Kazuo (Kazuya Kamenashi) and daughter Akiko (Ai Hashimoto). Over the course of the film, the father comes to believe that he is from Mars, the son that he is from Mercury and the daughter from Venus. Jūichirō works as a weather forecaster, Iyoko joins a

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selling water, Kazuo is a bike messenger and Akiko is a college student with a complex about her beauty. The family struggle, often in conflict, to address the threat of global warming.

Cast

Lily Franky , known professionally as , is a Japanese illustrator, writer, and actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2001. Career In 2016, Lily Franky received the Cut Above Award for Outstanding Performance in Film at Japan Cuts: Festiv ...

as Jūichirō Ōsugi *

Kazuya Kamenashi is a Japanese singer, actor, host, producer and magazine model. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo. He joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates at the age of 12. Former member of KAT-TUN under Starto Entertainment. He was drafted as ...

as Kazuo Ōsugi *

Ai Hashimoto is a Japanese actress. Early life and career Hashimoto was born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, the second of three daughters.星原克也「女優魂橋本愛 14歳飛躍の幕開け」,『熊本日日新聞』(Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun) J ...

as Akiko Ōsugi * Tomoko Nakajima as Iyoko Ōsugi *

Kuranosuke Sasaki is a Japanese actor, known primarily for his roles in Japanese television drama. Biography He was born into a family of a sake brewery in Kyoto, Japan. After graduating from Kobe University and resigning from an advertising agency, he played a ...

as Katsumi Kuroki * Yūichi Haba * Yurie Midori *

Junichi Haruta is a Japanese actor from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. His real name is . Haruta joined the J.A.C ( Japan Action Club), a theater troupe founded by Sonny Chiba, after leaving high school. Filmography Television * ''The Yagyu Conspiracy'' ...

Ryuya Wakaba is a Japanese actor assigned to First Place talent agency. He and his four brothers formed thWakaba Brothers Filmography Television Film Awards and nominations References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wakaba, Ryuya 1989 b ...

Asuka Hinoi is a Japanese singer and actress. Biography Asuka's musical career began in 2002, when she was chosen with two other girls, Hikaru Koyama and Miho Hiroshige, to form the group LOVE & PEACE. Their song "Drifter" became the theme for the movie ' ...

Awards

References

External links

* * 2017 films 2010s science fiction drama films Japanese science fiction drama films Films directed by Daihachi Yoshida Films based on works by Yukio Mishima 2010s Japanese films 2010s Japanese-language films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub