Funky Forest: The First Contact / The Warped Forest

The stunningly surreal comedy "Funky Forest: The First Contact," from directors Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, and Shunichiro Miki, features it's characters-from a trio of sexually frustrated brothers to a vapid klatch of female professionals-in a series of 21 bizarre vignettes. Tadanobu Asano, Ryo Kase, Rinko Kikuchi star. Miki returned as sole director for "The Warped Forest," with more oddball offerings from a giantess clerk too large to fit in her store to a vendor of some disturbingly shaped produce. Kikuchi, Yôji Tanaka star. 3 3/4 hrs. Total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles. Region Free