Prolific Japanese director Sabu teams up with Kitano Takeshi's Office Kitano for his latest effort, an adaptation of his own novel
Ten No Chasuke - known simply in English as
Chasuke's Journey.
In the afterlife, busy playwrights are writing scenarios for living
human beings. What they write controls everyone's destiny. Celestial tea
server Chasuke constantly serves them to keep them going at their
endless task. He can't stop himself from eavesdropping on the writing
process, and he is especially interested in the story of a young woman,
Yuri. A careless remark changes Yuri's destiny to a fatal car accident
later today. Only Chasuke can rescue her by returning to the physical
world and stopping her fate. Some playwrights have promised him surprise
help from their protagonists - antique dealer Taneda and noodle
restaurant owner Joe. But in this old shopping area in Okinawa, Chasuke
soon realizes there are enemies working against him, too. Chasuke will
discover his intereresting new powers and the yakuza past he was
supposed to forget. But he must stay focused: time is running out and
Yuri's fate is in his hands...
Matsuyama Kenichi and Ohno Ito star. Check out the first images in the gallery below!