MARRONNIER
Dir. Akira Kobayashi, 2004.
Japan, 79 min.
In Japanese.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 - MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 - 10 PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 - 10 PM

Horror manga icon Junji Ito (Uzumaki, Tomie) presents a feverish odyssey of doll worship, screening for the first time ever in New York! Numai is a peculiar young man who can’t seem to charm any women no matter how hard he tries. He does have one unique skill however… he is able to turn women into dolls that he calls “Marronniers”. When a fan of his work named Marino finds herself trapped in Numai’s workshop, she must fight for her life to avoid becoming a doll herself! This underseen SOV film is director Akira Kobayashi’s first credit. Filled with delirious nightmare-logic and eerie puppetry this one is sure to get under your skin!