Miki Satoshi's INSTANT NUMA Cast Go Hunting For A Kappa ...

Ah, this is so typical in all the right ways ...

We're totally in love with Miki Satoshi's Adrift In Tokyo around these parts - I consider it one of the five best films I saw in 2008 and there's plenty of coverage of the picture in our archive - the biggest draws being his observational sense of humor, close attention to character and a sly sense of humor that delights in quiet absurdity and messing with expectations. Well, Miki has been hard at work on his latest picture - Instant Numa, starring Ryo Kase and Kumiko Aso - for a good while now and with the theatrical release just around the corner you'd be expecting a trailer soon, right? Well ... no. Miki's delivered some video, sure, but it's not what you'd expect. Instead of a trailer he's been scattering videos around the web featuring the entire cast of the film on the hunt for a mythical kappa. I have no idea if this will fit into the story line of the finished film or not - my hunch is not, it seems like the sort of thing he'd do just for kicks - but they're a lot of fun.