

“Who are SECONDS? The answer is almost too terrifying for words!”
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity; one that comes with its own price.
Director
Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$2,500,000
Revenue
$1,750,000

On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindnesses. Kurosawa crafts a ragged mosaic of hardship, fantasy, and flickers of grace that keep people moving forward.

Mr. Ruby
Michael Lehmann on SECONDS
Featurette
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