A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 4, 1997
Original Title:
Lie Lie Lie
Alternate Titles:
Lie lie Lie 1997
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 123
Hatano is living as an insomniac freelance typesetter alone in his bayside apartment. One day, Aikawa, a high school classmate he hasn’t seen in over ten years, shows up on his doorstep bearing a bag of clams. Though he claims to be the director of a fast-growing trading company, Aikawa crashes on Hatano’s couch for days on end. When the sleeping pills he was offered produce a strange side effect, Hatano is slowly dragged into Aikawa’s con-artist lifestyle. Soon afterward, they cross paths with the representative of a big-name publishing company and Aikawa’s ultimate scam begins to unfold.
Costume Design:
Masae Miyamoto
Director:
Shun Nakahara
Director of Photography:
Junichi Fujisawa
Editor:
Isao Tomita
Executive Producer:
Shin'ya Kawai
Novel:
Ramo Nakajima
Producer:
Kosaburo Sasaoka
Hiroshi Fujikura
Makoto Ishihara
Takashige Ichise
Production Design:
Hisao Inagaki
Writer:
Aki Itami
Manabu Saruwata
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