The Projects (2016)

(6.6) based on 8 votes
Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a housing project in the suburbs of Osaka. However Hinako (Naomi Fujiyama) and Seiji (Ittoku Kishibe) couldn't care less. Having moved in just six months ago after the closure of their herbal medicine shop, the old couple is reluctantly putting their life back together. But when Seiji disappears, the apartment rumor mill churns: divorce, murder, dismemberment? As the story spins out of control, and a mysterious man with a parasol puts in a tall order of natural remedies, the truth turns out to be even more fantastic than gossip. Ranging from incisive comedy of errors to absurdist adventure to moving late life romance, "The Projects" is one of the biggest surprises of the year.
Directors
Release Date
Jun 04, 2016
Runtime
01h 44m
Available in streaming on

Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a housing project in the suburbs of Osaka. However Hinako (Naomi Fujiyama) and Seiji (Ittoku Kishibe) couldn't care less. Having moved in just six months ago after the closure of their herbal medicine shop, the old couple is reluctantly putting their life back together. But when Seiji disappears, the apartment rumor mill churns: divorce, murder, dismemberment? As the story spins out of control, and a mysterious man with a parasol puts in a tall order of natural remedies, the truth turns out to be even more fantastic than gossip. Ranging from incisive comedy of errors to absurdist adventure to moving late life romance, "The Projects" is one of the biggest surprises of the year.

Movies like The Projects

Life of Mariko in Kabukicho

A small bar in Tokyo's red-light district run by an undercover detective with a tragic past links together a group of eccentrics, a search for aliens, FBI investigators, bizarre love affairs and assassins.
Search similar movies
6.8
Life+of+Mariko+in+Kabukicho
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho

2023

Search similar movies
Six Weeks to Twelve Years

After the death of their abusive father, two estranged twin brothers must reunite and sell off his property.
Search similar movies
6.1
Six+Weeks+to+Twelve+Years
Six Weeks to Twelve Years

2020

Search similar movies
Saguni

Saguni is a Tamil political satire film directed by Shankar Dayal. The film features Karthi and Pranitha in the lead roles, while Santhanam, Roja, Prakash Raj, Raadhika Sarathkumar and Nassar appear in supporting roles. The film along with its dubbed Telugu Version Sakuni released on June 22, 2012, It received mixed reviews.
Search similar movies
4.8
Saguni
Sky Song

A postman endeavors to fly to the moon in one breath so he can deliver a package.
Search similar movies
5.5
Sky+Song
Siempre la duda

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
8.2
Siempre+la+duda
Siempre la duda

2021

Search similar movies
Die Helene Fischer Show 2019

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
Die+Helene+Fischer+Show+2019
Die Helene Fischer Show 2019

2019

Search similar movies
Bromato de armonio

Premiered on June 13, 1996 at the Astengo Theater, in Rosario, Argentina and last performance on December 3, 2002, at the Sports Pavilion, in León, Spain, 'Bromato De Armonio' was a show made by the Argentinian comedy-musical group Les Luthiers. The show itself was showcased all around Latin America between 1996 and 2001. PROGRAM: 1. Para Elizabeth (sonata a la carta); 2. La Princesa Caprichosa (pequeña serenata para grandes instrumentos); 3. La Vida es Hermosa (disuacidio); 4. La Hija de Escipión (fragmento de ópera); 5. La Redención del Vampiro (hematopeya); 6. Educación Sexual Moderna (cántico enclausturado); 7. ¿Quién Mató a Tom McCoffee? (música en serie); 8. La Comisión (himnovaciones); 9. Perdónala (bolérolo) The 'Campanófono a martillo' and the 'Cornetas de Asiento' were premiered on this show. Recorded live at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June the 27th, 1998.
Search similar movies
8.1
Bromato+de+armonio
Bromato de armonio

1998

Search similar movies
L'Année des Guignols - Je peux dire une connerie ?

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
8.0
L%27Ann%C3%A9e+des+Guignols+-+Je+peux+dire+une+connerie+%3F
L'Année des Guignols - Je peux dire une connerie ?

2001

Search similar movies
Styx - Return to Paradise

A video diary from the "Return to Paradise" tour, which saw the bombastic stadium rockers reunited after thirteen years of solo projects. Filmed on 1996's Autumnal Equinox -- a fittingly mystical date for a group so concerned with nature and magic -- their enthusiastic performance features prog rock staples like "Show Me The Way," "Grand Illusion," and "Come Sail Away."
Search similar movies
5.5
Styx+-+Return+to+Paradise
Styx - Return to Paradise

1997

Search similar movies
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.
Search similar movies
5.6
Boston+Blackie%27s+Chinese+Venture
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

Search similar movies
Strange Object

An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Africa and Asia.
Search similar movies
6.0
Strange+Object
Strange Object

2020

Search similar movies
Baby Shark's Big Show!

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
7.0
Baby+Shark%27s+Big+Show%21
Baby Shark's Big Show!

2021

Search similar movies
The Trio's Engagements

Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu.
Search similar movies
7.0
The+Trio%27s+Engagements
The Trio's Engagements

1937

Search similar movies
Big Manni

Things could truly be better for regionally successful entrepreneur Manfred Brenner in the mid-1980s. For Brenner, however, there is no reason to worry, because he is firmly counting on a breakthrough with his newly founded company FlowTex. With innovative horizontal drilling systems, he wants to revolutionize underground pipeline construction. But at first the big success remains elusive. He finally succeeds by relying on drilling systems and orders that don't even exist, piling up loan upon loan and leasing contract upon leasing contract. He uses charm and persuasion, and for a long time no one notices that Brenner is building a fraudulent consortium of companies with just a few helpers and a lot of falsified documents.
Search similar movies
5.5
Big+Manni