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2005 Japanese film

Funky Forest
DVD cover
Directed by	Katsuhito Ishii Hajime Ishimine Shunichiro Miki
Written by	Katsuhito Ishii Hajime Ishimine Shunichiro Miki
Produced by	Norihisa Harada
Starring	Tadanobu Asano Susumu Terajima Ryō Kase Rinko Kikuchi Mariko Takahashi Hideaki Anno
Cinematography	Kosuke Matsushima Hiroshi Machida
Music by	Midorikawa Tooru
Distributed by	AOI Promotion
Release dates	22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) (Hawaii) February 2006 (2006-02) (YIFFF)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	Japan
Languages	Japanese Mandarin English

Funky Forest: The First Contact (ナイスの森 THE FIRST CONTACT, Naisu no Mori THE FIRST CONTACT, lit. "Nice Forest: The First Contact"), also known as Funky Forest: The First Encounter or simply Funky Forest, is a 2005 Japanese surrealist anthology science fiction comedy film co-written and co-directed by Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine and Shunichiro Miki. It is composed of several storylines, some of which coincide, most of which are comical.

Cast

Release

The film was released on Region 1 DVD in March 2008.

The film was released on Region Free Blu Ray by Error 4444 together with Third Window Films United States, Canada and Europe in 2021.

References

"Cinema Strikes Back". Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
"Cinematical". Retrieved 23 March 2008.
"Error 4444". Retrieved 18 December 2022.

External links

Funky Forest at IMDb
Funky Forest at AllMovie

v t e Films directed by Katsuhito Ishii
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999) The Taste of Tea (2004) Funky Forest (2005) Smuggler (2011)

Hideaki Anno

Films

Director	Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman (1983) Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997) The End of Evangelion (1997) Love & Pop (1998) Shiki-Jitsu (2000) Cutie Honey (2004) Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012) Shin Godzilla (2016) Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
Actor	Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman (1983) Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushū (1985) The Taste of Tea (2004) Funky Forest (2004) Nihon Chinbotsu (2006) Death Kappa (2010) The Wind Rises (2013) Shin Godzilla (2016) Last Letter (2020) Shin Ultraman (2022)
Miscellaneous	Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005) Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012) Shin Ultraman (2022)

Director	Gunbuster (1988–1989) Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991) Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996) Kare Kano (1998–1999) Re: Cutie Honey (2004)
Writer	Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (TBA)
Storyboards	Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden (2001) Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002) Aim for the Top 2! Diebuster (2004–2006) Sugar Sugar Rune (2005–2006) Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012–2013)
Actor	Otaku no Video (1991) FLCL (2000–2001) Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002)

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