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Red Post on Escher Street

It follows a filmmaker who holds auditions for his next project. Several of the actors who fail to win roles participate as extras.

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Sion Sono

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1 win & 6 nominations

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I admire your spirit
and determination. - Red Post on Escher Street

I admire your spirit and determination.

The thing is, becoming an actress
is not an easy thing to do. - Red Post on Escher Street

The thing is, becoming an actress is not an easy thing to do...

But my mind's made up.
And he'll watch over me. - Red Post on Escher Street

But my mind's made up. And he'll watch over me.

He'd say, if it's my choice,
he'd fight alongside me. - Red Post on Escher Street

He'd say, if it's my choice, he'd fight along...

I'd become an extra.
I'll keep auditioning. - Red Post on Escher Street

I'd become an extra. I'll keep auditioning.

An extra, that's like being
Passerby A, or B, right? - Red Post on Escher Street

An extra, that's like being Passerby A, or B, right?

I'll start as an extra,
I'll do whatever it takes. - Red Post on Escher Street

I'll start as an extra, I'll do whatever it takes.

We'll be with you, Kiriko.
So give it your best shot. - Red Post on Escher Street

We'll be with you, Kiriko. So give it your best shot.

Yes, but not mine.
My friend. - Red Post on Escher Street

Yes, but not mine. My friend.

To be perfectly honest,
I'd never seen any of your films. - Red Post on Escher Street

To be perfectly honest, I'd never seen any of your film...

But yesterday I watched
"The Demon's Neck." - Red Post on Escher Street

But yesterday I watched "The Demon's Neck."

If Kiriko passes the audition, let's
celebrate by finally getting married. - Red Post on Escher Street

If Kiriko passes the audition, let's celebrate by final...

What's with all
these girls coming today? - Red Post on Escher Street

What's with all these girls coming today?

Tadashi Kobayashi
Auditions - Red Post on Escher Street

Tadashi Kobayashi Auditions

I'm Masumi,
Kiriko's mother. - Red Post on Escher Street

I'm Masumi, Kiriko's mother.

Kiriko married his son. - Red Post on Escher Street

Kiriko married his son.

My husband disappeared
when she was two. - Red Post on Escher Street

My husband disappeared when she was two.

After Kiriko's husband died,
we started dating. - Red Post on Escher Street

After Kiriko's husband died, we started dating.

One long, lonely
year has passed. - Red Post on Escher Street

One long, lonely year has passed.

My late husband, Makoto,
died in a car accident. - Red Post on Escher Street

My late husband, Makoto, died in a car accident.

Then, about six months
after he died, - Red Post on Escher Street

Then, about six months after he died,

It was a sad story.
With a very sad ending. - Red Post on Escher Street

It was a sad story. With a very sad ending.

But I felt so very happy. - Red Post on Escher Street

But I felt so very happy.

It was a sign to follow his chosen path
and become an actress. - Red Post on Escher Street

It was a sign to follow his chosen path and become an actres...

Her decision inspired you
two to take up acting? - Red Post on Escher Street

Her decision inspired you two to take up acting?

Not at all.
We're here to watch over her. - Red Post on Escher Street

Not at all. We're here to watch over her.

What are you expecting?
Ryuta, stop being silly. - Red Post on Escher Street

What are you expecting? Ryuta, stop being silly.

Please forget that.
We're here just to watch over Kiriko. - Red Post on Escher Street

Please forget that. We're here just to watch over Kirik...

We have professional for
you to audition against. - Red Post on Escher Street

We have professional for you to audition against.

Each of you girls will be
playing a part in this. - Red Post on Escher Street

Each of you girls will be playing a part in this.

So many people,
flocking to shop the malls - Red Post on Escher Street

So many people, flocking to shop the malls

Remember.
I don't want to hear your excuses. - Red Post on Escher Street

Remember. I don't want to hear your excuses.

Look lady, she's just acting.
No jealousy involved. - Red Post on Escher Street

Look lady, she's just acting. No jealousy involved.

- Can't you read it?
- Your handwriting is getting worse. - Red Post on Escher Street

- Can't you read it? - Your handwriting is getting wors...

You know "Casablanca?" - Red Post on Escher Street

You know "Casablanca?"

They started shooting
with a half-finished script. - Red Post on Escher Street

They started shooting with a half-finished script.

- I had to.
- There you go again. - Red Post on Escher Street

- I had to. - There you go again.

You can't say that
just because we used to date. - Red Post on Escher Street

You can't say that just because we used to date.

That leaves out
a lot of women. - Red Post on Escher Street

That leaves out a lot of women.

Any chance you'll ever catch
a suitable girl in the rye? - Red Post on Escher Street

Any chance you'll ever catch a suitable girl in the rye...

That's the producer's input,
they made a mess of it. - Red Post on Escher Street

That's the producer's input, they made a mess of i...

I'll do the auditions tomorrow
and cast the ones I pick. - Red Post on Escher Street

I'll do the auditions tomorrow and cast the ones I pick...

No auditions tomorrow.
I'm visiting a movie set. - Red Post on Escher Street

No auditions tomorrow. I'm visiting a movie set.

Don't play dumb.
It's your birthday, Katako. - Red Post on Escher Street

Don't play dumb. It's your birthday, Katako.

I'm here to spy on you.
This lamer can't finish his script. - Red Post on Escher Street

I'm here to spy on you. This lamer can't finish hi...

You know, it's been
a year since she died. - Red Post on Escher Street

You know, it's been a year since she died.

- I'm more myself.
- I'm more myself than you. - Red Post on Escher Street

- I'm more myself. - I'm more myself than you.

- No, I'm far more.
- I'm more myself than you are. - Red Post on Escher Street

- No, I'm far more. - I'm more myself than you are...

You drowned out the actor.
The sound guy's furious. - Red Post on Escher Street

You drowned out the actor. The sound guy's furious.

That's not the point.
Just keep your mouths shut. - Red Post on Escher Street

That's not the point. Just keep your mouths shut.

And no more moving closer
to the camera. - Red Post on Escher Street

And no more moving closer to the camera.

They're the main cast,
not you guys. - Red Post on Escher Street

They're the main cast, not you guys.

Try to remember that.
And walk naturally. - Red Post on Escher Street

Try to remember that. And walk naturally.

Even extras need to have
the talent to act. - Red Post on Escher Street

Even extras need to have the talent to act.

I know. Come to my place
after this shoot. - Red Post on Escher Street

I know. Come to my place after this shoot.

Those films don't include anything
less than 5 seconds of screen time. - Red Post on Escher Street

Those films don't include anything less than 5 seconds ...

In every film here, he's up on
screen for 10 to 15 seconds. - Red Post on Escher Street

In every film here, he's up on screen for 10 to 15 seco...

If we liken a movie to a hamburger, - Red Post on Escher Street

If we liken a movie to a hamburger,

We're more like the onions.
Without them, something is missing. - Red Post on Escher Street

We're more like the onions. Without them, something is ...

No one pays attention to extras,
but without them, it's very sad. - Red Post on Escher Street

No one pays attention to extras, but without them, it's...

Extras melt into the scene
and transform into scenic elements. - Red Post on Escher Street

Extras melt into the scene and transform into scenic element...

It's akin to a humble flower,
blooming naturally. - Red Post on Escher Street

It's akin to a humble flower, blooming naturally.

Once you spot him, you can say
you've seen the movie. - Red Post on Escher Street

Once you spot him, you can say you've seen the movie.

One of my best performances. - Red Post on Escher Street

One of my best performances.

You!
Sing your heart out, girl! - Red Post on Escher Street

You! Sing your heart out, girl!

Does anyone want
my car? - Red Post on Escher Street

Does anyone want my car?

When I look back... - Red Post on Escher Street

When I look back...

Even the blood under my nails
is washed away. - Red Post on Escher Street

Even the blood under my nails is washed away.

That's why I'm not nervous anymore.
Right? - Red Post on Escher Street

That's why I'm not nervous anymore. Right?

Okay, I get it.
This time you really are dead. - Red Post on Escher Street

Okay, I get it. This time you really are dead.

You need to live life
on the edge. - Red Post on Escher Street

You need to live life on the edge.

If you can maintain that,
it becomes your normal. - Red Post on Escher Street

If you can maintain that, it becomes your normal.

In terms of levels of attainment,
you're all here. - Red Post on Escher Street

In terms of levels of attainment, you're all here.

When you're at your wits end,
you'll be here. - Red Post on Escher Street

When you're at your wits end, you'll be here.

I hate your work.
I don't want to be in it. - Red Post on Escher Street

I hate your work. I don't want to be in it.

Quite honestly, I'm actually
eager to pass this audition. - Red Post on Escher Street

Quite honestly, I'm actually eager to pass this auditio...

My repulsive, repugnant,
revolting dad is dead. - Red Post on Escher Street

My repulsive, repugnant, revolting dad is dead.

Long, long ago, I fell in love
with my dad. - Red Post on Escher Street

Long, long ago, I fell in love with my dad.

I was wearing these same clothes
the first time he raped me. - Red Post on Escher Street

I was wearing these same clothes the first time he raped me.

I squashed that love with these hands,
just like killing a fly. - Red Post on Escher Street

I squashed that love with these hands, just like killing a f...

- Do you like love?
- No, I'm not good at love. - Red Post on Escher Street

- Do you like love? - No, I'm not good at love.

My name means cheap,
so I'm into cheap love. - Red Post on Escher Street

My name means cheap, so I'm into cheap love.

During a storm,
or on a very windy day, - Red Post on Escher Street

During a storm, or on a very windy day,

It's all about getting stuck together,
to fuck, before I kill them. - Red Post on Escher Street

It's all about getting stuck together, to fuck, before ...

Sexual desire drives me to loneliness.
That's all. - Red Post on Escher Street

Sexual desire drives me to loneliness. That's all.

Now I must go cut up his body,
to dispose of it. - Red Post on Escher Street

Now I must go cut up his body, to dispose of it.

It opens as a girl with attitude
is walking by. - Red Post on Escher Street

It opens as a girl with attitude is walking by.

Next group,
please go inside. - Red Post on Escher Street

Next group, please go inside.

-No problem.
-The problem is these backstabbers. - Red Post on Escher Street

-No problem. -The problem is these backstabbers.

Traitors are among us.
We met at the coffee shop. - Red Post on Escher Street

Traitors are among us. We met at the coffee shop.

Red Post on Escher Street poster

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It follows a filmmaker who holds auditions for his next project. Several of the actors who fail to win roles participate as extras.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Sion Sono

Writer: Sion Sono

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Dec 2021

Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations

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